Part 1 Test for All Coaches???

[DownTownTonyBrown]

Been away a bit...

I think as most of you have hinted or surmised, this raises the knowledge requirement for the official.

As officials, we should have been pushing the envelope to begin with. But now the coach is going to feel his knowledge is greater, that he is more ready to argue with his paucity of rules knowledge. Perhaps the officials that were sliding along on only a very basic rules knowledge are now going to have to increase their knowledge and be more prepared to defend/discuss.

Before, an official could simply act confident and the ignorant coach would acquiesce because he was 'unarmed.' Now that the coaches will be armed, the slacking official is either going to need to increase his rules knowledge or likely get ran over.

Overall, this is a good thing. Many are the officials that have been sliding along without diligent study... time to sharpen the saw.

Social skills will likely play a greater role in these more educated discussions too!