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Old Tue Jul 27, 2004, 02:22pm
Jurassic Referee Jurassic Referee is offline
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Originally posted by blindzebra
Quote:
Originally posted by ReadyToRef
When a coach is yipping, just turn to him/her and ask

Are you questioning one of my calls?
The first is okay, the second is a lot like, "Say one more thing and it is a T." It is too confrontational. By saying that you are provoking a response, that most likely will lead to a blow up by the coach. Talk to diffuse, not to challenge.

Agree with that completely. The answer that you are likely to get from the coach to your question is "No, I'm questioning all (or most) of your calls". It's kinda tough to now "T" the coach up for just answering a question that YOU asked. If you don't wanna listen to the yipping, just use a stop sign along with "that's enough, Coach". The onus is now on the coach, not you.
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