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Old Sun Feb 13, 2005, 09:26pm
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by rainmaker
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What happens when you entertain Coach A one-on-one is you have allowed Coach A to place the burden of responsibility for any injuries his players might sustain in the second half squarely on your shoulders.
Notice that when Coach A talks to me at half-time, he said, "Someone is going to get hurt."
"Then we definitely need to discuss this with Coach B."
Hmmm....

I don't know quite why, but this kinda sticks in my craw. Are you saying that in this specific situation, when Coach A came over to me at half-time and started jawing, instead of just brushing him off, I should have invited Coach B over, too? You're not saying to do that every time a coach says, "Someone's going to get hurt?" It felt to me more like just more of the same yadda-yadda-yadda. What do you see here that makes this sitch different enough that it gets the special treatment?
What I see is that you listened to what Coach A had to say then went to Coach B to discuss.

You put yourself squarely in the middle.

BTW, I don't hear "Someone's going to get hurt" from coaches all that often but when I do I tell them if they're that concerned they can always take their team off the court. IOO, it aint my issue, it's yours.


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