Should I have whacked this coach?

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Originally Posted by BryanV21

The other night during a game, while I was the center and standing in front of a team's bench, the coach said to one of his players "don't foul the second time, they'll see that. They didn't see the first foul, but they will see the second."

Which led to the following exchange...

Me: (without turning to look at the coach) "Coach, don't do that."
Coach: "Do what?"
Me: "Say something like that right in front of me."
Coach: "I can say what I want to my players."
Me: "Not right in front of me you can't."

This ended things because the ball was stolen and went on a fast break the other way.

I don't care whether the coach is yelling or talking in a normal tone of voice. I'm just as concerned about WHAT they say as I am in HOW they say it.

Were you working with me last night? Almost the same exact conversation, only it went like this:

Coach: Why did you see there, I thought she got all ball? (politely asked)
Me: I didn't see her hand on the ball, but I did see her whack her arm.
Coach: Really?
Me: Thats why I had coach
Coach: Well halftime we can go watch the film if you want to.
Me: Coach, don't do that. We had a good conversation up until that point.
Coach: Dont do what?
Me: Really? (seem appropriate given his earlier comment)