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Originally posted by ditttoo
No one deliberately asks a stupid question - maybe it sounds that way to us, but try a bit of patience and being helpful may help break down some of the barriers....just a thought.
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I disagree, asking stupid questions is a tactic coaches use to "work" officials, or to test officials. Last Friday in a GV game, a very experienced and knowledgeble coach asked my partner (who he'd never seen before), "Shouldn't that shot be a 2 because she landed inside the 3 point line?" When my partner, a very solid basketball official and college baseball umpire, came to me during a timeout with a befuddled look on his face and told me what happened, I laughed and told him that this coach is just testing you. This is a tactic that might work in exposing newer, less confident officials who don't necessarily know the rules too well through intimidation. Personally I think this tactic is very bush league, but all coaches are not benevolent and they will deliberately ask stupid questions if doing so could give them or their team an edge.