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Originally posted by Gman34
bigwes, do you work any with Lil Phil Hatcher?
I too nearly dumped a coach tonight. I probably should have with the history and what went on. Last week I had a school that has had my crew doing their games for years tell me I'll never be back on their field. I smile, say thank you, and explain that I'm tired of doing them a favor. Coach makes a big deal about it but it is really a weight off my shoulder as I have some close business relations with the system.
Now I have them coming to another school. They know what happend last week and are sure that I'm going to stick it to them. Don't know why they are that stupid. I have nothing to gain and lots to lose if I do. So, they have a hot head coach who starts yelling that their QB was roughed after they were successful with a pat. I look at him and shake my head like he's an idiot. He keeps on and I finally say "Fine Einstein, I'll throw the flag, take the points off the board, give you half the distance and let you try again. Will that make you feel better or would you just like to see me drop the flag, signal the penalty, and signal that you decline it?" He mumbles something else and I remind him that there is a coaches box an he is more than welcome to get in it. He steps back, not in the box, and glares at me. I think flag first, then I think that is probably what he wants so I just go on.
Later in the game they try a reverse and get dropped for about a 10+ yard loss. The runner kickes the defender as he stands up. Since he barely made contact I just flag it and tell the coach that he may want to take the kid out and let him think about what he did for a play or so. He has the nerve to say "You do the officiating and I'll do the coaching." To which I reply "Fine, I'll just mark off another 15 on your UC and think real hard about whether or not to sit the kid out of the game for you."
What the heck goes thru these coaches minds?
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I would strongly recommend a little
Verbal Judo with the coach, regardless of whether you like or respect him. Remember, more than just the coach is hearing what you say and to be honest, you sound unprofessional with what you vocalize to the coach and the way you vocalize it. In my experience, responding to a coach in less than a professional manner only reinforces the belief in all those that believe you are biased. It really doesn't make you feel any better or look any smarter, but if you act professionally, you don't feed the horde what they expected and while it won't change their minds, it doesn exacerbate the problem.
BTW, You didn't mention the rule system for the game, but in Fed, if B commits a foul during a successful try, A may either accept the penalty and replay the down or accept the result of the play and enforcement of the penalty from the succeeding spot (kick off).