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Originally Posted by Smitty
In my association, we were specifically told this season to give a little more respect to assistant coaches. The leadership of our association had a sit down with a bunch of coaches last off season and got their top list of gripes about officials and the top gripe was how we treat assistant coaches. Not that we should take any crap from them but we should afford them some respect until they prove they don't deserve it. We allow them to ask questions at timeouts as long as it's done in a respectful manner. Part of the reasoning is that they will be tomorrow's head coaches. I'm fine with it - it's caused me to rethink my philosophy on assistant coaches as I was always told they have no rights in the past. I kind of like it because I do think we tend to treat them like turds right off the bat and that may be unfair (some of the time).
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I don't think most of us "treat them like turds", and most of us will answer a question if it's done in a respectful manner. But NO crap from them. Zero. They do not have that right. If you don't clamp down on that, you get a situation which used to be more common - an assistant who seemed to be the designated complainer - so that when the T finally came it was not on the HC.
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As far as the OP, since the T was on the assistant, and as long as the coach was coaching during those 2 second standups, I would probably ignore it. Why stir the pot?
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I agree about not stirring the pot, but the rule is there for a reason. What happens when you ignore it 5 times, then the OTHER team gets a seatbelt and he stands up, but says something directly to you (instead of coaching). You T that up, and the legitimate question comes --- why did you T me the first time and never T'd the other guy who stood up 5 times? (He doesn't know what was said on the other end).
You don't have to "stir the pot", you can simply remind him that the seatbelt does not include standing up to coach every few minutes. MOST of the time, that will be enough.