Pre-Game Captains Meeting

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

It is also culturally around here around certain people. People in the Midwest are not far off than what is done in the south. The thing I have noticed the generation of adults that wants to be everyone's friend is usually the ones that this is a conflict with their sensibilities. Just an opinion.

Peace

You couldn't be more wrong. Just another opinion.

[bas2456]

I've introduced myself by my first name every time I've officiated a game, and not once has a player addressed me by it. It's always been ref or sir. Some coaches are good at remembering names, and some coaches I've had several times and have a good enough relationship with to call them by their first name.

If I need to address something with a player, I'm usually able to pick out a player during the course of a game who seems to be the leader. It's not necessarily the captain. I'll tell that player to relay a message for me.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Rich

You couldn't be more wrong. Just another opinion.

That is fine and still no kid is calling me by my first name without me correcting them. You do what makes you comfortable and I will do what makes me comfortable. Just like every thing else we talk about here.

Peace

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

That is fine and still no kid is calling me by my first name without me correcting them. You do what makes you comfortable and I will do what makes me comfortable. Just like every thing else we talk about here.

Peace

I find all this quite amusing.

I had a coach a few years ago. First names, as usual, between me and the coach.

One of the coach's assistants said to me, when I said hi to the head coach, "That's Coach XXXXX to you." I completely ignored the assistant - didn't even say hi to him or shake his hand.

For you, I'll make an exception. Please call me Mr. MyLastName. Everyone else can call me Rich.