Good feeling all under
 

I was walking down the sidewalk next to a construction site near my office when a large 6' 8" 350 lb. construction worker steps out and says, "Hey I've seen you before, you refereed my son's basketball games. I just want to thank you for the good job you do." I used to have a saying, "If you believe them when they tell you that you are good, you need to believe them when they tell you, you're bad". Somehow, this time it does not apply. :D

I'll bet his son's team won every game you worked. :rolleyes:

Yes, sometimes they are genuine in the compliment. You can usually believe people who compliment you when they have lost.

There are a few coaches I work with whose opinions about my work I generally value. All of those coaches are mild-mannered and don't bother officials very much during the game. If they do, there's a good chance they have a valid point.

But plenty of coaches I work with will laud you when they win and curse you when they lose. Which is why coaches ratings as a component of advancement have never made sense to me.