The one thing I hear from officials that makes me cringe

[BlueDevilRef]

+1 Raymond. And I’m not here to be a dictator or be involved in a power struggle.

As a part of my pregame, I end with “coaches, let us know 30’s or fulls”. I’m simply expecting them to be able to comply with a simple request. Let’s not make it anymore difficult than it is.


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[rotationslim]

Dennis-- I'd be on your crew anyday. The kind of pragmatic leadership you describe is exactly what I value. If you know what the coach wants, but he does not overtly say it-- move on. I totally agree. My beef is with the kind of official that I described in my opening sentence.. one who says "I am not going too..." who would choose to make life difficult for the coach just because he can is the kind of guy I don't want on my crew.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by rotationslim

Dennis-- I'd be on your crew anyday. The kind of pragmatic leadership you describe is exactly what I value. If you know what the coach wants, but he does not overtly say it-- move on. I totally agree. My beef is with the kind of official that I described in my opening sentence.. one who says "I am not going too..." who would choose to make life difficult for the coach just because he can is the kind of guy I don't want on my crew.

I don't want a guy on my crew who doesn't realize there are 2 coaches who require communication and is ignoring the non-calling coach, who is standing there waiting to find out the length of the T-O.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BlueDevilRef

+1 Raymond. And I’m not here to be a dictator or be involved in a power struggle.

As a part of my pregame, I end with “coaches, let us know 30’s or fulls”. I’m simply expecting them to be able to comply with a simple request. Let’s not make it anymore difficult than it is.

I do not say that at all in the pre-game. I honestly do not need to tell them that, they know what their job is and that is to tell me what kind of timeout they have. If they do not tell me or I cannot get some solid indication, I am going with a full timeout. It is really that simple. And I have only had a issue a couple of times in my career and the coach was trying to be obstinate. The vast majority of times, the coach tell us even when asked.

Peace

[WhistlesAndStripes]

You all keep referring to full timeouts and 30 second timeouts. I'm going to have to assume that a full timeout is a 60 second timeout even though no one has explicitly stated that here.

Does that mean that a 30 second timeout is a half-timeout?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

You all keep referring to full timeouts and 30 second timeouts. I'm going to have to assume that a full timeout is a 60 second timeout even though no one has explicitly stated that here.

Does that mean that a 30 second timeout is a half-timeout?

I'm pedantic (it's an end line, not a baseline), but that's overly pedantic IMO.

[UNIgiantslayers]

Originally Posted by Rich

I'm pedantic (it's an end line, not a baseline), but that's overly pedantic IMO.

I thought he meant to make the font blue.....

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by UNIgiantslayers

I thought he meant to make the font blue.....

If he didn't, he will certainly have to get over it.

Peace

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

Does that mean that a 30 second timeout is a half-timeout?

I usually report it as a "shorty."

[udbrky]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I usually report it as a "shorty."

This is great. Do you guys do a round of shots as well?

[deecee]

I hate coaches who just plain ol don't take responsibility for their and/or players actions, complain about everything, just like to make noise to make noise, who are always the victims.

Ya some officials are brutish, but in my experience they are outnumbered by the number of dipsh!t coaches.

[nolanjj68]

Originally Posted by deecee

I hate coaches who just plain ol don't take responsibility for their and/or players actions, complain about everything, just like to make noise to make noise, who are always the victims.

Ya some officials are brutish, but in my experience they are outnumbered by the number of dipsh!t coaches.

It sounds like you were at my game last night. Coach calling plays, screaming at officials, his players have no idea where to go, all he does is scream at officials in response. They just do it to justify themselves to the parents so they can say the officials screwed him. My partner teed him up but I should have. It's obvious this team works on nothing at practice. I mean we are halfway through the season, the players should know something about the plays.

Sorry coach but we were not the reason you lost by 30.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by udbrky

This is great. Do you guys do a round of shots as well?

That would make the captains / coaches meeting more productive and interesting.

[Hawkeyes]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I usually report it as a "shorty."

Nice!


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[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

If they do not tell me or I cannot get some solid indication, I am going with a full timeout.

Agree. That's exactly how we're told to handle it here in my little corner of Connecticut (except "Full" is frowned upon, our evaluators prefer "Sixty").