Warranted T?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by SAK

From what I have been told by some top officials is that a technical foul is a tool that you may use to better the game.

There are times that coaches know that they deserve a T and if it is not given to them you may lose more by not giving them the T than you could by giving the T. Coaches should know when to expect a T.

This is a rule of thumb, but keep in mind it's not always applicable.

Sometimes you just have to take care of unsporting behavior. There are times a good T won't make the game better, and there are times when the game will get better in spite of not giving a T that should have been given.

Just think of it as a normal call. Most of the time, it will make the game better; but don't think twice about your T just because the game continued to go into the tank.

[ga314ref]

Originally Posted by bigdog5142

Well, I pulled the trigger for the first time this season this week.

The thing that REALLY sucks is that I'll get a bad rating for that night. Coaches rank us here in MI. So...another one bites the dust.

So...warranted??? I don't call many T's, so I usually question them. I guess we all do. I don't question this as much, though. Felt solid. I just need to take my emotion out of the call. I'm really working on calling a T just like any other foul.

I hope your association requires you to make a report on Ts because if they're going to let coaches rate officials (no chance of any bias here), they need to let officials be on record with their side of the story.

[bigdog5142]

Originally Posted by ga314ref

I hope your association requires you to make a report on Ts because if they're going to let coaches rate officials (no chance of any bias here), they need to let officials be on record with their side of the story.

That sounds great! But alas, no, we do not report a single T...we do, however report ejections to the state (MHSAA - Michigan).

Long story short, the league that this guy was in, I'll never get varsity. Reference this thread: When is it too late to turnback a game ??????? for the entire story. I work with two other assignors that give me varsity games and know me and have worked with me.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by bigdog5142

Coach was complaining about just about every call, but nothing too huge. I ignored all comments.

Taking care of business means dealing with this howler monkey before he becomes a candidate for ABS. These situations suck, because we're essentially playing babysitter to an adult, but meh, we get paid well.

[bigdog5142]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Taking care of business means dealing with this howler monkey before he becomes a candidate for ABS. These situations suck, because we're essentially playing babysitter to an adult, but meh, we get paid well.

Yeah...you're right. I probably should've told him enough was enough earlier. I did let him know that I am more than happy to answer questions...guess he didn't get the point that comments aren't welcome.

Should've given the stop sign earlier, before he got to the automatic trigger of questioning integrity...