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Originally Posted by jeffpea
Keep in mind that we are professionals hired to perform a task that requires a specific skill set that not many people have...
when you look at officiating from this perspective, you'll realize that coaches comments should not be taken personally...when officials get emotionally involved in the game, our objectivity decreases and, as a result, our call accuracy declines as well...
if the coach tries to get personal...just wack 'em...and move on....
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All true...and nice advice. But we also know that sometimes something a coach says can get under our skin. And those are the stories the OP'er is asking for.
My story: coach is mad that his team is losing big, and tells me "You are a piece of sh!t."
I whacked and tossed him.
A couple nights later, same coach walks into another gym to scout the game, sees me, walks up to me and wants to shake my hand! I just looked at him, and his comment was "Oh, I see you are going to take it personally."
My response was to ask him to have a seat in the stands.
Have worked several more of his games since then. No problems, but there is also no smiling or light bantering at the pre-game handshake.
Did it hurt my feelings? No...but I have zero respect for that coach.