[deecee]

about a partner you worked with.

this past weekend I worked a youth tourney.

last 2 games of a 5 game set on a college court (i was exhausted) were the 12U and 14U boys championship.

first game I have one team with Head coach and both assistants standing -- I tell the HC he can be the only one up -- an assistant asked me "what if I am coaching" -- i replied say what you have to then sit back down.

couple seconds later I tell my partner what I told them and he says "I dont care." Well they ask him about a minute later and he tells them "I dont care if you stand as long as you coach."

I didnt know he said this yet -- the assistants are standing again -- I tell them sit or it will cost them -- "but your partner said its ok" -- I got furious -- I told them I dont care what my partner said I will deal with him and straighten it out but you guys had better be planted on the bench like I asked you before. The assistant went to ask something and all I said "This is not a discussion and walked away."

Half time I tell my parnter WHAT the deal is and WHAT it will be (period). Assisstant comes up to us and asks us if we are on the same page and I told him what I told him last is what stands and that is what we agreed to -- but my partner mentions "I dont care if you stand and coach." i replied to the assistant you will sit or I WILL ring you up and then I told my partner he better do the same (period). He wasnt happy with how that came out but tough sh!t I was now in get done, get out mode.

Game ends and he is going to the coaches all buddy buddy, and probably agreeing to all the negative stuff they were saying about my hard azz. Thats just game 1.

Game 2 everything was fine until i realized he's a ball watcher -- he even looks up to the heavens on a shot -- O SH!T batman. he had several train wrecks in front of him that I had to clean up and a couple times I let him stew in it as well. towards the end of a close game A1 drives baseline and barrels over B1 -- we both have a whistle and I look to him and hes already going the other way with a charge -- I had the same thing no big deal. By now I am exhausted and team B gets the inbounds in and runs up my endline in a fastbreak because team A was napping I guess. This is the very next possession after the charge -- I am about 2 or 3 feet in the backcourt -- the offensive player drives from my side of the court and A2 gets leveled by B2. If I was in position I would have called this ASAP -- but I was so far away and my partner was about 6 feet away across the lane and HE JUST called the same exact thing. No whistle -- I had to go ballistic waving off the basket and calling a charge. SAME EXACT PLAY -- MAYBE EVEN THE SAME PLAYERS INVOLVED. I get this look from him like how could I reach for that.

Now fans and coaches are unhappy -- fans are impling that I am on the other teams books. Are these worth bringing up with the assignor or what?