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Originally Posted by Raymond
Well, a D3 supervisor just spoke to our preseason rules group for over an hour about the importance of his officials being able to be effective communicators with coaches.
The week before a D1 head coach spoke to us for almost an hour and 90% of it was about official/coach communication.
So apparently, it is not something that is known to all officials, nor is there is a perception that officials as a whole are doing a good job of it.
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I would take that much different from a supervisor that has to deal with coaches and their overall complaints. Usually, the coach's overall complaints can be filtered or put into context. Supervisors often know who their coaches are or who has issues with them. Listening to a coach talk about communication can be taken with a grain of salt because we know that specific coach is not the most professional coach along.
For example, our Head Clinician for the IHSA is also a former D1 official and current NAIA supervisor of one of the top leagues in the country. We have a staff meeting that involves both the coaches and the officials that work for the league. Last year there was a coach that tried to make an issue (I cannot remember the specific issue) in that meeting about something an official said to him about a rule. Well, that coach is known by the officials and the supervisor to be a big jerk and our supervisor handled it very well. But when we talked afterward it was clear that this coach was being obstinant. So it was clear to not take him seriously. Supervisors know who their coaches are and often have to stand up to them when they get silly.
Peace