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Originally Posted by Coltdoggs
T...we were not having much issues but there were some calls both sides were questioning and wanting to give me their understanding of the play/rule.....
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Had you gotten to the point of, "I've heard enough, coach."?
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Originally Posted by Coltdoggs
Like I said...nothing really out of control from this coach but I felt his comment about us not calling any fouls on them was along the lines of "5 on 7 out there"...which would earn a T from me...
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This doesn't sound the same to me. "5 on 7" is a direct accusation. "Aren't you gonna call a foul on them?" is more of a complaint. IMO
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Originally Posted by Coltdoggs
so I told him to have a seat...Perhaps I should have just said that and walked away or gave him the "stop sign"...
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If the stop sign is used in your area, that might have been good, or walk him over to the bench and then hustle back to inbound the ball.
I always have trouble being appropriate with coaches, and it's something I keep having to work on. But a couple things I'm starting to get the hang of 1) don't do or say anything that could conceivably be construed as baiting. And don't rise to any bait he may throw out. 2) Don't ever tell them what to do. Don't ever tell them what you're going to do. Just do it when it's necessary. 3) In looking back, if the T made the game better (coach quit nagging, went back to coaching, is what often happens) it was a good T at the right time. If you're not sure you should have, you might have whacked too soon. 4) Use it as a learning experience. Don't sweat it. Don't lose sleep over it (I'm still working on this one).