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I guess I just don't understand what you mean when you say you won't open a dialogue with an assistant coach. Not only do I shake hands with them, but I introduce myself with a smile. Is that opening a dialogue? Also, if they have legitimate questions during a game and I have time, I'll answer them. I won't allow them to officiate or question calls, but I'll certainly address a nice question from an assistant coach if it's possible during the game.
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When I say open dialogue with an assistant I mean tell him what his job is or something more than a friendly greeting. If an assistant coach has a question he can ask the head coach to ask me. I guess if an assistant asks me where the ball is going to be put into play I will answer so I do answer their questions. And, wait ...... yep, that is about it! This is HS games. In college games I will talk to assistants more because they can help you out a lot more. The thing is during a college game they are often busy doing the job of an assistant so they don't have time to ask the officials a lot of questions.
Of course all of this is flexible depending a lot of things but generally I don't say much to assistants during a game. I do greet them with a handshake and a smile. I don't always introduce myself because some of them already know my name. Heck, you probably know my name. I'm one of the most famous Toms ever
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