Verbal Abuse - how much is too much?

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Originally Posted by Snaqwells

You've got one of the Ps wrong. Instead of "public," it's "persistent." You really warn/penalize any "public" comment?

Snaq, yes I agree. Persistent instead of Public. Must have had a cerebral low temp event.

[stir22]

great, great thread- invaluable to us newer guys. i'm in my third year, and have come to know where my "line" is. my first year i was too scared to call a T, and vividly remember a couple of situations where the coach was so out of line that anybody would have called a t. in retrospect, i wish i would have t'd them up, and, i also wish that after the game my partners had given me some insight...in addition to what i asked them.

i will referee anytime for any level, because i want to improve, but i won't do city league games. i did a few, and found that they were so crazy it was actually making me regress as an official. i would much rather do 5th graders. actually, i think the 5th graders are more mature than the ex-jocks who are playing to re-attain their glory days.

[JFlores]

This is my fourth year and at times I wonder where my line is.

For example this past Friday I had a JV/So DH, coach for both squads are the same. So JV game goes smooth, no issues with said coach. However SO game, a couple minutes into the game I call a hand check and coach goes off for a bit giving me "You going to call that ticky tat foul, make sure you call it both ways", I say ok coach i hear ya, give him the nod and keep it moving.

Now I have a play where a young man goes for the loose ball, he slips and takes the opposing players feet out with his own feet, I saw nothing and didnt call a foul. The coach runs up crosses half court line to argue for a foul, I just gave him the stop sign and he walked away. In hindsight I shouldve T him up, he was quiet the rest of the game. Caught me by surprise but usually running up to me warrants a T.

I got him on Tuesday.

[Adam]

Running towards you, out of the box, complaining about a call?

T

[JFlores]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Running towards you, out of the box, complaining about a call?

T

yes sir every day of the week and twice on sunday. Got caught up, wont happen again, well i hope anyways.