Thread: Shut Up!!
View Single Post
  #14 (permalink)  
Old Thu Jan 31, 2008, 05:13pm
Stat-Man Stat-Man is offline
Statistician/Ref Hybrid
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: 127.0.0.1
Posts: 1,044
Quote:
Originally Posted by grunewar
Concur. I was always brought up to treat people the way I would want them to treat me - or my family. Rudeness doesn't cut it.

Some situations do get heated, we get sarcastic, failed humor, coach gets out of control, etc. Hey, it happens.

I would wait until the next stoppage and go to the table and politely, so only they or a few close could hear, let them know this type of behavior will not be tolerated and if kept up they will be replaced. I believe we need to take the high road wherever possible.....JMO.
I had a game about two weeks ago where the visiting team's HC & AC are both standing together and screening my view of action from the table.

At the next time out, I beckoned the calling official and asked if he could determine who the HC was and remind them only the HC can stand since i couldn't see through both of them. I didn't have a problem for the rest of the game.
__________________
"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." – Dalai Lama

The center of attention as the lead & trail. – me
Games officiated: 525 Basketball · 76 Softball · 16 Baseball
Reply With Quote