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99.9% of the time you don't see him, you are refing the game?

Part of the job in being a referee is about game management and being aware of the coach is part of game management. Coaches deserve more attention than that. Suppose a coach goes ballistic. How often is this an all of a sudden situation? Watch a game tape, most of the time it is because of a sequence of events that has caused the coach to erupt. More game/coach management: coach calling out defensive and offensive sets, press situations, fouling with the intent to stop the clock, calling time-outs, requests to officials to protect shooters, etc. Staring can fall under this area, especially if coach is standing at half court glaring at you and everyone in the gym knows he is showing you up. So, if you are telling me that this all happens 0.1% of the time, then you are part of a different game.

I agree that comments don't necessarily require a reply, but if the comment is along the lines of "you're terrible" or "you've got to help your partner," then I disagree completely.

As far as staring back at a coach and putting your whistle in your mouth to send a message, the call you get from your assignor (and the video tape that they receive) will wonder why you were baiting/trying to intimidate the coach.

Maybe I read too much into the comments made here.
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You are 100% right...you did read too much into the comments here.

Where did I say I wasn't aware of a "coach calling out defensive and offensive sets, press situations, fouling with the intent to stop the clock, calling time-outs, requests to officials to protect shooters, etc."

I can hear him. I can more than likely sense he is staring or notice it out of peripheral vision. If he at the bench when I'm reporting a foul, I "notice" him if he is staring but I will not look back at him for doing just that.

As far as "coaches deserve more attention than that" I beg to differ. I coached basketball from elementary to freshmen. I reffed for 18 years. A coach deserves some things but not if they want to play a staring contest with an official. That is for little kids which is why I ignore. Little kids like those types of games and it kills them when you don't participate with them.