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A Coach's Perspective
Dealing with situations where a coach is deliberately running up the score is complex. I believe the coaches and other administrators need to deal with the issue, not the officials.
I hate seeing a coach running up the score as much as anyone else. And while I understand the rationale of an official becoming more active with the whistle in order to tone down a coach who won't stop the thumping, I can't help but feel a bit uncomfortable with the unintended consequences of such an action.
I think you begin to open up a large can of worms with this if it becomes obvious. If you as an official show some sympathy (even if appropriate) here, you open youselves to the following questions - what other biases do officials exercise and what sets them off? I guess I'm saying that officials ought to avoid that perception altogether.
As righteous as it may seem, I don't think it's right for an official to do. Let the league administrators deal with idiots like this.
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