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Originally Posted by crosscountry55
You know, for the last several years, one of the key talking points at clinics, camps, and meetings was, “We need to communicate better with coaches; be a good listener; he/she just wants to be heard; be personable, not distant; yada yada yada.”
I totally bought in. Taking those table side opportunities to be a better communicator has made me a better official.
So why now this movement toward going opposite? I don’t get it.
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Because coaches try to talk about the dumbest stuff when he has an official in front of him or her. And no matter what you say really is going to change anything. Yes, there is a movement by some to be better communicators. But there is also a movement to not tolerate BS from coaches either. And nothing about being tableside makes you better as a communicator. It just makes it easier to complain to. I can be a good communicator on a play I did not call as well. It is not about where you are, it is about what you say when you are addressed.
Peace