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Originally posted by BadNewsRef
Bebanovich, the only reason I used the phrase "working the official, so to speak" is because the name of this thread is "coaches "working" officials ".
But my main point was, I don't think officials should be in the business of advising coaches how to communicate/coach. I think you would gain much more insight by thoroughly observing a coach who seems to do well in dealing with officials. Maybe talk to a coach or two to gain some lessons learned from their careers.
You are not going to gain any concrete answers here b/c just like coaches, officials have their own personalities. We each have our own level of tolerance and our own little pet peeves. Also, each game has its own personality, and what might be tolerated one game may not be tolerated the next.
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Yeah, I hear that. I wish there were some correctable error guidelines for the internet because I kind of went nuclear on this thread without meaning to.
BadNewsRef, do you think the rules are all that they can be in terms of moderating coach/official interaction and that each game should be allowed to have its own personality in this area? Or do you think a concerted effort is needed to rein in coaches (and I'm really thinking, by extension, parents)? I hear officials justifiably lament all of the crap they have to put up with but I'm wondering if this is mostly just the normal venting about the woes of the workplace like teachers talking about the students (who they secretly love) as if they are some kind of disease?