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Saturday night I worked a make-up game that was snowed out a couple of weeks ago. I knew going in that I had one of the teams' JV in the morning (scheduled at the beginning of the year). I didn't think it'd be a big deal. JV coach was kind of sarcastic at times, but not really a problem. I show up for the girls part of our varsity double head and find that he is also the head varisty coach. He evidently coaches all of their girls teams (small school). Ugly game. It was the first time I worked with my partner and with the style of play (ugly) it wasn't a very smooth game. We just couldn't get a flow going at all. We've all had these in the past. Both benches had a couple of moments when they complained, nothing horrible that needed to be addressed. In the 3rd quarter I call a charge that easily could have gone the other way. A bang bang play that I think I nailed. Coach jumps off the bench and stomps his feet right beside me. I give him his well deserved T and we move on. They end up losing by 8-10ish. Before the boys game, I'm checking the book. The girls coach comes out to get his jacket or something. I'm ignoring him, although I saw him coming out of the corner of my eye. He apologizes for what he said and I tell him that it's just part of the game from time to time. Nothing personal. He tells me that it's ,"My first T in 10 years, that should tell you something." I didn't respond to this as I wasn't sure what it was supposed to tell me. Then he adds, "You should stick to the Saturday morning games." I thought about tossing him, but he was on the road and the busses get a little cold here in Iowa. I am calling the state this morning. The boys coach heard this and told me it was classless and wanted to make sure I wouldn't hold it against his team. I assured him I wouldn't and we had a great boys game. Just sharing.
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