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Originally posted by ThickSkin
With no prior incidents? I would walk the coach back over to the bench and instruct him while walking that if he needs to speak to us, he can communicate with us through his captain.
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I agree with you and Dan - walk him back to the bench, and perhaps mention the coach's box (if applicable).
I do not really agree with the comment about him needing to speak through his captain. At every level, from MS through college, coaches complain the most that referees do not answer their questions or communicate with them. That's why we have the table-side mechanic, so we are in position to answer a coach's questions if need be. Maybe that's why the coach was out there in the first place - he had been trying to get the official's attention and this was the only way they could do it. If a coach is asking questions in a calm way, I'll talk to them all day. If they start getting sarcastic and grumpy (like some members of this forum), I'll nod my head, tell them that's enough, walk away, give them the "stop sign", T, whatever is necessary. But don't tell a coach you're not going to talk to him - that will make him crabbier quicker.