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Before the game, I like to personally talk to the head coach of whose sideline I'll be working (I normally work LJ.) I try to establish a good professional relationship before the game. I'll ask him to help me keep his players in their team box or ask him if he has any "get back" coaches. I'll say something like "If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to talk, not yell, with me. If there are any penalties against your team, I'll do my best to get the number and what happened and report it back to you." And I've found one thing that helps greatly is throughout the game, whether I mean it or not, I'll usually tell the coach thanks for helping me keep his team back and how much I appreciate it. I almost always have good sidelines and I think it's partly because of this ritual. I find when I don't go through with all of this is when I usually have the most problems with the sidelines.
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