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Originally posted by bebanovich
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Originally posted by Texas Aggie
What I would recommend you try is to think about what type of comment or question you can make or ask to the officials that isn't disrespectful, but does issue a concern that another coach "working them" while you are concentrating on coaching would give the other team an advantage. Don't bring it up pre-game, just when its necessary, say, at a time out. On the other hand, don't try to brown nose either. A comment like "I'm behaving myself" with nothing more insinuates that you expect to be rewarded for that. You have to make darn sure you don't appear to be whining, as that will get you a tune out quicker than just about anything.
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Now THIS is something I can work on. Thanks Texas!
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That is exactly the recommendation I originally had for the quiet coach referenced in my earlier post on this thread. Then I told her no, forget it, because it seemed to me that to even say it was to insinuate that an official could possibly be successfully 'worked', not a flattering insinuation.
Maybe it can be done, with just the right language . . .