stupid kid; stupid parent

[7IronRef]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Sorry, but if I can hear it, it's not under his breath. This comment is going to be a T from me in any game I work (I don't work college), getting his fifth foul doesn't give him a free pass. 6th grade game? It would be in the top five easiest calls I've ever made.

I don't care what level anyone works, there is NO WAY you call this every time - you cannot be consistent under the context that this situation was presented. Did you ever play the game?!

Do you really think Dad would have reacted different if the OP had just gone straight to the T? No, Dad just wanted the opportunity to tell the refs how bad he thought they sucked.

I could care less what a parent thinks, their POV is distorted. The OP should have ignored the parent after the game, or simply told the parent it is between the officials and the player, ask your player. Engaging a parent is not going to help things and your have opened the door for further comment whether you intended to or not. It is possible the parent thought his player used more colorful language and was going to talk with his kid, but when he got an explaination, he disagreed. But again, it is his problem.

And as for the "Ts are supposed to make the game better" canard, Rich addressed it pretty well. Ts are not supposed to make the game better, they're supposed to punish unsporting behavior. They normally make the game better, but if they don't, that doesn't diminish the validity of the T.

Agreed, but in the context of the OP this is not a top 5 easiest call on unsporting behavior. That is a difficult standard to maintain.