[Josh Ovens]

this is a tough situation to deal with because on this forum, not everyone is going to call a T on a coach/ player for the same situation. it will be handled in some cases, in many different ways. I m a firm believer in preventative officiating, in that i try to give the coach the benefit of the doubt and let the outcome be decided by the players, but once the coach has crossed MY fine line, then hes getting the seat belt to the bench. Its important to communicate with the coach. This starts before the ball is tossed up. I give the coach automatic respect because hes out there to coach the kids, and i exspect him/her to respect me in that my officiating abilities. but once, disrespect has found its way into the game, then it needs to be addressed. i generally only communicate with him briefly on calls that are unusual, but if its a travel, double dribble, you might as well forget it. ( a travel, is a travel)so when a coach asks what you saw when his player was called for foul, you can simply, and quickly respond,"he got him from behind, coach." hope this helps...