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					Originally Posted by  Canned Heat
					 
				 
				 Almost all coaching staff tell their kids straight out to ask the official if you're okay. 
			
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 I do not answer this question, as I do not know whether he's "OK." As Rich suggests, I tell him whether he's on or off. That's officiating, not coaching: telling him he's "OK" is coaching, which requires evaluating whether everyone is in the correct position.