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Originally Posted by CoachP
Uhhh, he sure did. Post #1. But that's not the point, his questions were:
How do you "handle" a referee that misapplies a rule etc., during a game, especially if it is a circumstance that will repeat during the game.
What can or should be done by a coach in that circumstance?
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How do you know the official misapplied the rule? Do you know how many times a coach thinks officials misapply rules only to be completely wrong? I have had many times where coaches were not aware of recent changes or variations from one level to another (e.g. Point of Interruption and Team Control Fouls). Most of those times the coaches are not willing to listen to me or my partner, they just want to argue how they know the rule or how long they have been coaching. I have even had coaches try to argue with me about basic rules like LGP and why I called a foul when the defender is "moving."
I would say coaches need to learn how to handle themselves rather than handling an official. The minute I start to give and explanation to a coach and that coach starts to interrupt me that will not go over very well with me. I know I will give explanation to anyone that is rational or calm. The minute I start getting told what I do not know (and I take a rules test every year and the coach likely does not know the color of the rulebook) a coach will lose credibility with me. That lack of credibility means during the course of the game I will tune them out and I will not be as helpful to them when they are complaining. Most of the time coaches are complaining about judgment calls and issues with the rules are not that big of a deal. I just get turned off very quickly by some coach that obviously is not aware of the subtle of the rules.
Peace