[DownTownTonyBrown]

You are right-on Z-man.

Talking with an uneducated/ignorant coach will likely gain you his respect whereas just T-ing him for something that he obviously doesn't understand to begin with... can infuriate him, exasperate him, embarrass him etc.

Many of these coaches got their positions because of their willingness to be a driver... so what is the response of a driver personality after you have infuriated, exasperated, or embarrassed him...? Let's rumble! And, that's not the response we want.

I say show as much respect for the coaches as you can (as you can tolerate). They often have worked as deliberately to get into their posisition as coach, as we have to become good officials... We can't possibly expect them to respect us if we don't return the favor.

Of course, there are always belligerent exceptions... Do the dance and T them. Maybe the combination of your willingness to rumble and their ignorance will convince them to choose a different avocation.