Something's in the water

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I've been giving this a little more thought since posting earlier today.

Forum members will usually question whether, or not, a technical foul charged to the coach makes the game better.

In my case, it definitely did, but not for the usual reasons that I "Whack" coaches.

When I "Whack", which is very rarely, it's because a coach's complaining is distracting me, and the game is difficult enough to officiate without distractions. Last night, the coach wasn't distracting me, he was irritating me. Wasn't swearing. Wasn't inciting the crowd. Didn't make it personal. He was just irritating the hell out of me.

You know how it is when you get a pebble in your shoe, and it's not really a big deal at first, just slightly irritating? Eventually, it does become a big deal, and you have to take off the shoe, and remove the pebble.

Well, that's exactly what I did last night, I removed the pebble, and he didn't irritate me any more for the rest of the game. "Whacking" him did make the game better.

What makes the game better is subjective and there are no absolutes anyway. So if what you did made you happy, honestly that is mostly what matters. I ejected a coach with 8 seconds on the clock about a week ago. I felt better and it made me happy for the moment for a guy and I did not let the guy get the last say. The coach wanted to make it about me and he got shown the door for it. And the incident overshadowed the rest of the game, but a message needed to be sent.

Peace

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

What makes the game better is subjective and there are no absolutes anyway. So if what you did made you happy, honestly that is mostly what matters. I ejected a coach with 8 seconds on the clock about a week ago. I felt better and it made me happy for the moment for a guy and I did not let the guy get the last say. The coach wanted to make it about me and he got shown the door for it. And the incident overshadowed the rest of the game, but a message needed to be sent.

Peace

Exactly, the question Billy poses (Did it make the game better) is more of a curiosity. I'm coming to believe that the answer to that question has no bearing on whether or not it was a good T.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Exactly, the question Billy poses (Did it make the game better) is more of a curiosity. I'm coming to believe that the answer to that question has no bearing on whether or not it was a good T.

I also think this way of thinking came from the times when people honestly believed, "A good official is the one no one notices." Well that does not apply anymore and a call can be all over YouTube or the media and shown in and out of context. It is just best to do what is right and not worry about some standard that no one is going to always agree with. Every game I work I know there is tape, so you that is what I focus more on than anything when calling my games.

Peace

[RookieDude]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I ejected a coach with 8 seconds on the clock about a week ago.

...Just curious...what did the coach say or do to make you throw him?

(If you don't mind sharing)