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Originally posted by Dan_ref
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Originally posted by drinkeii
And I feel I have a unique perspective, being both a coach and an official.
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I'm willing to bet you that over 90% of all officials have coached sports at some level in their lives. It's not unique at all.
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I'm saying for basketball, currently. Most officials have coached. Most don't continue to officiate and coach at the same time. I know most swimming officials I work with are coaches at the same time. 1-2 soccer officials are out of 50 or so in our chapter. Basketball, almost none of them are currently coaches.
So the unique perspective I'm talking about is working with the officials on one hand, and being a coach "under" them on the other. I think officials often forget what it is like to be a coach, and vice versa. I like to consider both views.