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Originally Posted by JRutledge
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
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That's not what I'm trying say, Jeff. There is a difference between a coach arguing an officials judgement call, block/charge, fouls, etc. and him arguing a rule misinterp. In the OP, the official had it wrong because either
HE has the rule wrong or
HE doesn't know the diff between a live and a dead ball. True, most coaches that are the arguing type are arguing the judgement calls, not rules interps.
I would never in a million years pull out a rule book, as a coach, during a game to have a rules discussion. On the same token, I sureasheck hope an official wouldn't patronize me during a game by saying "read the rules coach". I have, and have passed the test.
I also understand completely what you are saying about the coaches learning the rules and how to handle themselves. I'd be willing to bet my most of my Varsity girls would score higher on the test than our Varsity boys coach.
Those kind of coaches do make "us good one's" look bad in the perception of officials. Just like there are the JMO's out there that make you guys look bad from the perception of us coaches.
I luckily have never had it happen as of yet, but if it did happen as explained, I will burn part of my halftime to discuss with a willing crew.