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Originally posted by JRutledge
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Originally posted by theboys
As stripes says, most coaches know when they're nearing the 'T' point.
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Not most coaches. Maybe coaches that have experience at the HS varsity and college levels understand, but not the Freshman and JV coaches often times.
Just like young officials not always knowing when to give technical fouls, coaches do not always know why they get them or how to avoid them if they want to. Everything you just said worked when an official said it to you, just fuels the fire for coaches that do not understand how their actions are being precieved. I do not think I would ever tell a coach to just "sit down." Because if they do not sit down, then what do you do?
Peace
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You are right JR, an official should not order a coach to "sit down", imo. However, I have done it a couple of times when a coach has gotten under my skin, once a couple of years ago I said to a coach who I had just T'd and they kept on "sit down and shut up" in a very loud voice. Now, I did to them what I will not tolerate from any player or coach, I embarresed them and that is not the way to go. It would be much better to say "coach, I've heard you but I've heard enough, please." or something. I have gotten away with a couple of these but have learned better ways of dealing with coaches that won't quit. Although, I had a good one happen this past summer, and the coach and I became good friends later on. I was working a youth tournament and they had accidentally entered the wrong age group somehow, so they were way overmatched and the coach was very frustrated from the start. I tried to be sympathetic, but he was sniping at me pretty good, and I had warned him twice, didn't want to T' him, and I finally lost it and turned to him and said "Coach, SIT DOWN", he did, but in doing so mouthed, but not out loud "I don't have to", I smiled and mouthed back "but, you did". He didn't like it one bit at the time and the next time he stood up and yelled at me, I T'd him and never had another problem with him the entire tournament. Not the way I would hope to handle it in the future, but it is a good story.