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Originally Posted by Ed Maeder
Coaches are disrespectful to officials all the time. Does that mean we lower ourselves to their level.
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How am I lowering myself by telling him/her where they have crossed the line? I am not yelling at them. I am not calling them names. I am telling them what there behavior has now done to our actions towards them and now you will have to pay the consequences. First of all we do this all day anyway. Unless you are someone that does not talk to coaches ever, when participants have crossed the line, we often let a coach know that either with a T or our words. I have not lowered myself to be straight with a coach. Because if I do not tell him, he is going to go around telling the story the way he chooses anyway. I have not said anything to certain coaches only for them to assume I was mad at them and half the time I am just officiating and minding my own business. If a coach wants to show disrespectful behavior, I have the right to let him know why I felt he was disrespectful. I have seen too many videos of coaches or players getting T'd up and what do they day, "I did not do anything." So why keep them in the dark and treat them like their behavior is acceptable and we are the problem? Maybe, just maybe they will realize their behavior and apologize for being disrespectful, which I would accept if it was honest and sincere. I have had coaches apologize many times when they realize when they are wrong and when they have crossed a line. And only does that happen when it is brought to their attention by someone, whether it is me or an observer.
If that is not how you roll, then so be it. I am good telling coaches what is up and have the "juice" to be supported by telling them what is up. And that is not going to change how I call the game or if they get a foul or not or call a violation or not. I have told coaches to "knock it off" only to have them assume I made a call against them. I have been around long enough not to care what they ultimately think.
Peace