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Originally Posted by Bad Zebra
At the risk of pi$$ing off my fellow officials, I am going to go out on a limb here and say this whole thread is a good example of why some players and coaches have bad attitudes toward us and consider us unapproachable.
A guy comes on here and asks a legit question...no one knows his motives. We just know the rules as they pertain to the scenario he painted. He gets his question answered accurately and then he's attacked. Some of you who didn't attack him feel the need to defend the actions of those that did. Why?
Is this what happens over time as an official? We get so jaded and cranky that we just assume a player/coaches motives are always suspect? I wonder how some of you function in society on a day to day basis. Do you react to everyone like that or just save it for officiating?
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Honestly, I do not give a damn what they think about me as an official or other officials. I am an individual and I have a bad feeling of coaches and players because of their behavior too. Also it is not my job to be liked and it is not my job to like the participants. I have a job to do and who I like does not take away from that job.
If you ask me, your approach to all of this is flawed.
Peace