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Originally Posted by Brandon Kincer
Great advice guys thanks. Has this ever happened to you where the coach became very upset to the point he was delaying progress of the game by argueing with you? .
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The way the rules of the game are written, it's virtually impossible for an official to lose and
argument. The official is in absolute control over who gets, "the last word" and how, and when, any discussion ends. With their being such little doubt over which way an
argument might end, it makes a lot of sense to avoid ever getting into one, or letting any discussion progress into one.
A coach can't
argue with himself, at least not to the point of gaining an advantage, and he's not allowed on the field unless you give him permission. Coaches can make it hard, sometimes, to completely ignore them, but doing so can eliminate a lot of unnecessary agita and is worth the effort. Bear in mind you are in absolute control over when the situation changes from totally ignoring what is said, to scrutinizing every word, so if magic words appear, you control over your hearing them.
Football tends to raise emotions at times causing out of place spontaneous reactions that usually dissapate quickly. As long as they're not excessive, really inflamatory or have become repeated, simply ignoring them is often the best way to deal with them. If they persist, repeat or become excessive those things can be dealt with using existing tools.
A coach looking to
argue with an official is an example of bringing a knife to a gun fight and you'll gain more respect by resisting to participate than shooting someone who allowed his emotions to get him in over his head.