[Mark Padgett]

Originally posted by A Pennsylvania Coach

Mark, I'm disappointed if that's the reason (at least one of them, I edited down your post which listed others). Why would the home coach, the tournament directing coach, the league directing coach, or anybody else get any extra consideration? I understand the instinct, but I'd hope that if thought something needed to be said or done, this wouldn't be a reason to stop you.

Obviously, you've never officiated

I think you're mixing apples with oranges here. The fact that this coach was in charge of this summer league has absolutely no bearing on how I normally call a game. What I meant was that I would not go out of my way to make a comment to him about pressing. Comments such as these are not part of the calling of a game, but are sometimes given in rec leagues as part of an official's perception that a coach is not displaying good sportsmanship. It's really not our business, but we do it anyway sometimes.

I figured he had a specific reason for doing it his way and I didn't want to draw unnecessary ire from him for criticizing his methods. It could very well be that this is how both coaches play the game, or perhaps he wanted to work on his press.

Also, I disagree with those who change the tightness of their calls in this situation to "send the coach a message." That just penalizes the players. I think that if you want to get a message to a coach about this and you feel that strongly about it, you should say something to the coach, not penalize his players.