Ejection Championship Game

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by twocentsworth

This is a classic example of how important communication skills are in being a good official…..NOWHERE in my post did I say, hint, or infer that, based on the OP, I would NOT give a T or eject the player in question. I ONLY said, that IF you throw the best player on the team out of the game (or any player really), you definitely owe the head coach an explanation.

You CANNOT assume the head coach knows why you ejected the kid…just like you CANNOT assume meaning to a statement/post that I did not say/post.

The best officials posses two key components (before you assume that these are the ONLY "ingredients" - there are others…): judgement & communication (be it mechanics, dealing w/ players/coaches, or any # of other communicative elements).

Any call (or non-call) made in a game is based on the view or angle that an official has on the play. Because your view is different than the view that virtually everyone else in the gym/arena has, it causes people to sometimes have a different opinion as to what happened. In certain situations (like the one described in the OP), you will need to explain/discuss with people what you saw and why you ruled the way you did.

An official can certainly make calls and NOT explain/discuss/talk with anyone during a game, but that official should expect that he/she will not receive the games/advancement that he/she desires in the future. If someone thinks that officiating is ONLY about "getting the calls right", then they are not living in the real world of officiating.

We "owe" the head coach an explanation so long as he is respectful and actually asks for one.

Every time there is a discussion about behavior/ejections/technical fouls on this forum, you show up and preach about how important it is to communicate and be the bigger person. We get it, most of us have been doing this for a very long time and are well aware of how important it is to communicate. We don't need a tutorial every time the topic comes up.

If the coach doesn't want an explanation, why would you give it to him? If he knows what the kid said to get himself tossed, do you honestly think he needs you repeating it to him? If the coach needs an explanation, he'll ask for it. As BNR said, sometimes explanations aren't needed.

What "people" other than the head coach would need an explanation? The fans? The assistants?