Quote:
Originally Posted by Spence
Rookie official here preparing for my first season.
I'm looking for opinions on how far you let a coach go in his/her complaining?
Are any of the following "too far?"
You suck.
That call sucked.
That was a garbage call.
Are you blind?
Quietly within earshot of no one but me in a non-hostile tone: "Geez, Spence, that was a B.S. call."(without using the initials)
Cursing? Automatic T?
Thoughts?
|
You suck- Tech
That call sucked- NO Tech (its not personal, just didn't like the call, so what)
That was a garbage call (same as above)
Are you blind- Tech (Personally directed at you)
Also we need to define what level you are officiating. If a coach cusses in my leagues, AT me, more than likely i will have a T. If he cusses TO me, that is different. Cussing is never an automatic to me, unless its a youth game and even one person can hear it.
As far as talking to coaches during timeouts... I'm alright with it as long as you do it the right way:
Dont ever walk into the huddle or near the huddle to talk with a coach. Stand right around the elbow closest to the bench and let him say his bit while you stand there. Once he finishes and you start to respond, start walking him back to the huddle while explaining your play (he will follow, I swear. Its uncanny how this works). Now by the time you are done with your explanation you have placed him in his huddle and it allows you to leave and if he follows and is still on you, then it looks like he is coming after you and all the onus is now put on him...
Remember, some coaches take timeouts just to talk with the official. It's his timeout and if he wants to waste it on you fill flattered (haha) and let him say his peace. Whether he gets a T or not is on him.