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Originally posted by Kaliix
To those who tried to give me an honest answer, even though you didn't agree, thank you.
I wasn't sure I should have been T'ed up, but in reading the litany of posts this has generated and in giving some thought to the constructive criticism that my comments have generated, I see now why I received a technical foul and why it was deserved.
To those of you who think that a coach shouldn't try and talk to the referees, we are just going to have to disagree on that one. If you don't like the term working the ref's fine. I have seen coaches that have rode the ref's all game and I don't particularly like them either. When I talk about conversing with the ref's, I mean doing in a nice respectful manner while picking my spots and getting them to consider the manner in which they judge calls. I have seen good examples of conversing with(reading working) the ref's, performed with respect and sportsmanship by excellent coaches who could manage to coach a game, carry on a pleasant conversation with a referee at the same time and manage to get the ref's to atleast consider their future calls.
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1. Questioning the referees integrity is never nice or respectful.
2. At that level, you riding the refs will rub off on your players. Be a role model, take the call and move on.
3. Here's a hint for future games, ask a question based on the rules, not based on the judgement of the official. The official's judgement is what he/she uses to tell them what to call. It will not change by you yelling, so you shouldn't. ex: Mr. Referee, could you please explain to me why you called that a block??
Ask it nicely, and most times you will recieve an answer, however, don't ask during a live ball situation, because the official is trying to focus on the game and not you.
I think that's all i have to say for now
