Here's today's hint to coaches...

Rich

If an assistant coach in Wisconsin yells out "Touchdown, Seattle" from the bench after something doesn't go the team's way, we're likely going to have a technical foul.

Adam

Rich wrote
If an assistant coach in Wisconsin yells out "Touchdown, Seattle" from the bench after something doesn't go the team's way, we're likely going to have a technical foul.

Coaches who think they're witty are surprised when it backfires.

RookieDude

Ha...Coach, your bus driver is pretty funny...WHACK!😉

jTheUmp

Ok, I have to admit, I laughed when I read that.

I'd still whack him though.

26 Year Gap

Ha. Ha. One more and he gets to check out the Frozen Confines.

grunewar

I had one coach besides himself because we didn't call a five second closely guarded violation.....in the backcourt.

Another coach almost got a T as when I called the Player Control Foul on his player, he insisted it couldn't be so, as the defender was not "set."

Ah, another season.........

jTheUmp

grunewar wrote
I had one coach besides himself because we didn't call a five second closely guarded violation.....in the backcourt.

I had one go nuts trying to tell that I couldn't call a 5-second violation because the dribbler "made it into the paint".

Welpe

I had a coach last week nearly lose it when I stopped my count after the dribbler lost the ball on an interrupted dribble. He whined to me to no avail, so he whined to my partner who in front of the coach told me I was wrong.

I pulled him aside away from the coach right then and there and politely but forcefully suggested he read the rule book. He works varsity too. 🙁

26 Year Gap

Welpe wrote
I had a coach last week nearly lose it when I stopped my count after the dribbler lost the ball on an interrupted dribble. He whined to me to no avail, so he whined to my partner who in front of the coach told me I was wrong.

I pulled him aside away from the coach right then and there and politely but forcefully suggested he read the rule book. He works varsity too. 🙁

Sometimes, you just need a bigger bus.

Sharpshooternes

26 Year Gap wrote
Sometimes, you just need a bigger bus.

I had a coach tell me it couldn't be an offensive foul because the defender didn't get hit in the middle of the chest.

just another ref

Sharpshooternes wrote
I had a coach tell me it couldn't be an offensive foul because the defender didn't get hit in the middle of the chest.

I can't say I've heard those exact words that often but based on reactions I was say that this is the belief of a huge number of people, along with the fact that it can't be on the offense if the defender doesn't fall down.

APG

Welpe wrote
I had a coach last week nearly lose it when I stopped my count after the dribbler lost the ball on an interrupted dribble. He whined to me to no avail, so he whined to my partner who in front of the coach told me I was wrong.

I pulled him aside away from the coach right then and there and politely but forcefully suggested he read the rule book. He works varsity too. 🙁

I hoped you pulled out the case book at halftime or sent an e-mail with the case book play after the game. I might also send word to my assignor if my partner threw me under the bus like that.

Welpe

I e-mailed him the rule that night after the game. Not sure I'm going to bring it to my assigner or not.

Sharpshooternes

just another ref wrote
I can't say I've heard those exact words that often but based on reactions I was say that this is the belief of a huge number of people, along with the fact that it can't be on the offense if the defender doesn't fall down.

Isn't the middle of the chest thing a college rule anyway?

just another ref

Sharpshooternes wrote
Isn't the middle of the chest thing a college rule anyway?

I wouldn't know.

AKOFL

had a coach tell me it can't be an offensive foul because his player weighs 250 and the defender only weighs 170

Camron Rust

Sharpshooternes wrote
I had a coach tell me it couldn't be an offensive foul because the defender didn't get hit in the middle of the chest.

Gee, i wonder where he gets that from...could it be from they many officials I've heard explain to a coach why the didn't call a charge after judging a play using the the same criteria (incorrectly).

Camron Rust

Sharpshooternes wrote
Isn't the middle of the chest thing a college rule anyway?

Some do call it that way, but it actually isn't by rule.