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"Thank you."
"Thank you"
"I hear you, coach"
"Thank you"
For some reason, this has been foolproof (me-proof!). Coach knows you heard him, but you're not giving him anything, either. Works well on parents, too.
"you're horrible!" "Thank you."
"Blow the d*** whistle" "Thank you."
"I hope you're not doing the next game." "Thank you."
It blows them away because it's so completely and totally meaningless, and there's no way they can respond. I don't ever say it, unless the parent is situated physically in such a way that I can't avoid responding. But in those few situations where there's no way to escape, it's just like magic. I love it.
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