Managing Technical Fouls: A Guide for Officials

This training video emphasizes the importance of understanding the game dynamics when calling technical fouls, especially concerning the status of the ball and potential fast break opportunities. Officials are reminded to maintain emotional control, treating technical fouls like any other foul call. The video advises against unnecessary interactions with coaches after a technical foul has been issued, as this can lead to poor team dynamics among the officiating crew. Trusting your partner over any coach is crucial to ensure consistency and maintain the integrity of the game.

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This is an obvious technical foul on the assistant coach, but it’s important to know the status of the ball and make sure we aren’t taking away a fast break opportunity. We never want to cost the team a basket. Control your emotions when calling a technical foul, it should just be another foul call in the game. Coaches coach, players play, referees referee, any deviation from that and you are subject to penalty. IT IS NOT PERSONAL! Non calling partners, never go to the coach to try and smooth things over. After your partner has a technical foul. This will lead to bad crew dynamics. Trust your partner more than ANY coach after a technical foul is called.

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