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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
As pointed out above, your high standards for a T may not always be true of all refs, all the time.
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As I said Coach, this approach is my personal preference. It's worked well for me, and I've never had a coach complain that I was "blowing him off". Perhaps this approach would not work for another official. If not, then he/she shouldn't use it.
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Now if you tell me one thing ("he cursed at me"), my player tells me another, I'll probably approach you after the game, tell you what my player said, and confirm that you were sure of what he did/said. And I would always be non-confrontational, because I really just want to know what my players are doing so that I can police it.
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If the kid doesn't tell you what he said, then you'll probably approach me after the game anyway (if you can find me
). So what difference does it really make if I say "Ask him, Coach" or if I say "He cursed, Coach". Either way, if you find the player's answer unsatisfactory, you will want to seek me out. (By the way, I don't think I would have a problem with that, as it has happened to me in the past.) So why add an extra layer of discussion to a possibly heated situation?
Bottom line, it works for me. Sorry to have stirred the pot so much with this.
Chuck