Would you call a T here?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by ColeTops25

Earlier in the season I called a player for a traveling violation. I was the T and turned to become the L. The player looked directly at me and "bounced" the ball should height OOB, neither in my direction or my partner's direction. I T'd him. Coach asks me what he did. I said "coach, he looked at me and bounced the ball OOB, out of spite because he didn't like the call." He says, "yeah, but how high did the ball go?" I said "shoulder height." He says, "you're gonna T him for that?" Yup. As mentioned previously, it's not necessarily the action to me, it's the way the action is delivered.

No offense intended here, but imho, this conversation went on FAR longer than it should have.

[ColeTops25]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

No offense intended here, but imho, this conversation went on FAR longer than it should have.

Right. I gave the coach 15 seconds of my time. Interpersonal skills go a long way in this avocation.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by ColeTops25

Right. I gave the coach 15 seconds of my time. Interpersonal skills go a long way in this avocation.

15 seconds is a very long time... but that said, if he's discussing something, 15 seconds can be fine. If he's kvetching, cut him off.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

15 seconds is a very long time... but that said, if he's discussing something, 15 seconds can be fine. If he's kvetching, cut him off.

Exactly. And my portion of he 15 seconds will consist of more than 10 words. But I also have a cut-off point where if the coach asks a question, and I answer it, he doesn't get to debate my answer or repeat the question.

This past weekend I had to tell a coach, "I already answered your question". The first time nicely, the 2nd very tersely and was the last interaction I had with the coach the rest of the game. Of course, earlier in the game, this coach complained about a offensive push-off after I called a defensive foul on his player. When my response was "I'll look out for it", his response was "it's too late now". So this jack-wagon had already run out of rope by the second interaction.