[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I don't have any real problems with coaches anymore, just inexperienced ones who don't take a hint well. Of course, it probably took me 10-15 years to get to this point. Some of the coaches who are considered nightmares by many are no problem for me, they're predictable and just want to be heard and only become nightmares when they are ignored on the court. Easy way to fix that is to look them in the eye and talk to them with confidence and with as little ego as possible.

Same thing for me. I've been doing this for twenty-seven years, and the number of technical fouls that I've had to give to coaches has decreased exponentially over that time period. I walk into the gym, they know me, they know that I'll hustle doing their game. They know that I will treat their game like it's the most important game being played anywhere that night. They know that I will try to communicate with them, if possible, as long as they're not distracting me. They know that if I screw up, that I will admit it, and apologize. If they have a good memory, they will also know that I will penalize unsporting conduct with a technical foul. Experience, and becoming known in your area, makes game management a lot easier. I didn't give a single technical foul to a varsity head coach last season, and only one the previous season. Now assistant coaches, subvarsity coaches, and players, that's a story for another time.