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Originally Posted by BryanV21
Like other comments before it, this response tells me that you are not getting what I'm saying. Building a rapport has NOTHING to do with being friends, or being "chummy" as you once put it. You're simply figuring out a way to work with one another, so if a question or concern comes up you can take care of them without any misunderstandings or ill feelings, which could affect other things down the road.
I don't know another way to go, either. So I guess this is where our conversation ends.
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I thought you said to agree to disagree?
And all that you said is not my goal as an official. I have been in enough situations where no matter how much rulebook language you use, how nice you say thing, coaches do not have your agenda in communicating with you as an official. They want to be right. They often are used to being in control. So they think saying something to you is going to influence what you do as an official. They think that you have an agenda as an official (like protecting a star or not ticking off the opponent's coach). They think we care where the game is being played or who assigns the game. So why in the world would I try to develop an rapport with a person that thinks I have a certain agenda about the game? If that is your goal that is fine, but it is not the goal many I know have when dealing with coaches or trying to communicate with them.
Peace