Technical Foul Procedure

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Originally Posted by M&M Guy

I was under the impression the NCAA "softened" the penalty so that officials would be more inclined to make the call. I believe the prevailing opinion among officials was the penalty was harsh (2 FT's and loss of possession in many cases), so they wanted to reserve the call for the most egregious of acts. I thought I remembered reading that the rules committee changed it so officials would be a little more inclined to make the proper call.

I haven't seen any POE's from the Fed. regarding needing to call more T's, or do a better job of penalizing behavior. I would assume if I had, it would be more likely they would consider lessening the penalty for the same reason the NCAA did. Jmo.

When I was a sponge, at camp early in my career, were we told that if you have a pending T on the offense, and if you can, delay it until they turn the ball over (or score), so that they are not losing a possession.

I remember asking, off the cuff, if I should raise my arm for a delayed penalty like in hockey.