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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

No, I didn't miss your point. I completely disagreed with your point, and I still do...for the reasons that I stated in my previous post.

1) Believe me, the last thing that is on my mind in any game, let alone one at the youth level like the one that we are discussing, is worrying about making points with any coach. Just make what you think is the proper call/no call out on the court and t'hell with what the coach thinks. Sorry, but I've always been very leary of partners whose main concern was pleasing the coaches. If the coach gets outa line, it doesn't really matter whether he calling you an azzhole quietly behind your back or yelling it at you across the court. It's not where or how loud he saying something; it's what he saying that determines your response.

2) You get the exact same court awareness cross-court as you do from in front of the benches, with the added benefits of being able to see what the benches and scoring table are doing. And if a coach disagrees with a close call, he's sureasheck gonna let you know about his disagreement no matter where you are on the court.

3) Yup, and you can, and should, work out on the floor cross-court too, depending on the circumstances. There's no real extra benefit from either side imo. You just keep moving to try and get in the best possible position to get the best view of the play that you can- no matter what side you're on. And you can also use your game-management skills from anywhere on the court too.

Hey, we just have different personal opinions on this and we disagree, is all. No big deal.

My last and final comment...I said you get the same VIEW by being on the same side of the coaches. Period. I didn't say you have to please them. You read that in. Totally. Now your next little statemnet pisses me off. your leariness of partner who please coaches...you can keep that and write it to someone else. Don't question my handling of coaches...I never implied I was out to please anyone. And I take exception to that. how do you get please out of being on the same side of the court and having the same view. I think having refereed in some of those most prestige leagues in the country and double figure years in the NCAA tournament....I might have a little clue on how to deal with coaches.