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Originally posted by canuckrefguy
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Originally posted by Damian
Sometimes when you call a block on a kid, he may know that the ref is correct, but wants to encourage the kid to keep trying, so he will say, "good job, that was good defense" or something like that. He told me, that is not a slight at the refs at all. But, doesn't want his kids to stop trying by yelling at them that they didn't do it right.
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Sorry, but I call bull****. 
Plenty of other ways to get that message across without directly (and loudly) contradicting my call. 999/1000 times the coach is saying "the ref blew it", not "nice effort, keep trying".
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I suppose it depends on what kind of games you're doing what the percentages are. I'd say of the times I hear this it's more like 900 out of 1000 are showing up the ref. But there are those other 100. Sometimes, I'll even say to a kid who looks discouraged, (I sidle over to them while everyone is lining up for free throws), "Hey, that was a good try. Next time get there a little sooner." Or, "You almost had it. Keep trying." Or, "Great foul, you stopped the ball." Fouling is part of the game, and can be okay. If a ref says that to a player, it takes out a little of the anti-ref attitude.