Coaching Staff Decorum

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Rich

I'm talking about during the first half -- taking care of something himself.

Sure, mentor the officials at halftime in the locker room, etc. but during the JV game the varsity officials should not be getting involved in any official capacity.

All I am saying is that depends on the procedures of your assignor. We often are brought into the locker room by GM and that might be the time to address that issue with them. Maybe even make them aware. I am not saying confront anyone. I just think you have the option. But if that is not what you do, that is fine. Just be aware that some assignors want you to make GM aware of a lot of situations you observe before your game. Or at the very least inform the assignor of those situations.

Peace

[BillyMac]

Several years ago, during a junior varsity game, the varsity head coach was sitting on the junior varsity team bench shouting at the junior varsity officials. Eventually, one of the junior varsity officials ejected the varsity head coach, and gave an indirect technical foul to the junior varsity coach. The way things work here in Connecticut, because of the ejection, the varsity head coach couldn't coach until he sat out the next junior varsity game, so he couldn't coach his varsity team that night.

This was not a well liked coach among officials. When the situation was discussed at out next monthly meeting, the junior varsity official got a standing ovation.