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Originally posted by Schradog
All coaches hate us...they're nice to us to get calls.
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I see no smiley, so I can't tell whether you find that to be funny or true.
It is certainly not true. Many of us actually do appreciate the job you do. we don't always agree with your calls, but few really seem to hate officials. Those that do aren't focusing on what matters, coaching their team. One of my officials this weekend asked me to tell one of my parents the rule for three seconds (cause he wouldn't shut up on the fourth offensive rebound we gave up in one possession!). I just said that you won't hear it from me, but I have a hard time getting my parents to learn the rules, let alone to just let the refs do their jobs.
My comments to my players are along the same lines as this coach (though if I used a four syllable word in a game they wouldn't know what I was talikng about
). When they say they got fouled, I ask them, "how come I didn't hear a whistle?" When they say they didn't foul somebody, I'll tell them "that's not what the book says."
They have to learn that officials are part of the game, just like the dead spot on the floor, the drops of sweat that cause them to slip, etc. Generally you get a predictable result, sometimes not. Deal with it.