I recently had this exchange:
Coach: "Your last four fouls have been against us"
Me: "Are you asking me to ignore fouls that I see?"
Coach: "I'm just wondering why all your fouls are against us?"
Me: "Believe it or not, I don't keep track. Just call them as they come"
Coach: "Fair enough"
This wasn't one of my "stock" responses, but since I was familiar with the coach, I felt I had some latittude and that's what came out of my mouth. Thought I might try it on another coach, but wondered if it sounded "smart*ss"?.
Stock responses include:
"I hear you coach"
"We'll look at it coach"
"Do you have a question, coach?"
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