Goodbye Coach

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by OldCoachNewRef
And BktBallRef do you know me? Your post:
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Well, it's all pretty much been said. What have we learned?

#1 - Don't bait the coach.

#2 - When he gets ugly, give him a stern warning.

#3 - The next time he gets ugly, bust his a$$, and get away.

#4 - BUT, if you can't get away and he wants another one, give it to him.

Now, aren't you ashamed of your behavior when you were a coach?
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How did you know my behavior was that bad? And yes, looking back I am very much ashamed of the way I acted in some games (although not quite as bad as what happened to me, I usually stopped after the first "T").

No, I don't think I know you personally but I've met you a hundred times. I work one of your games about once a week. You're on the sideline complaining about things you don't understand. You think we're making calls against your team because we don't like you. We don't like your team either. It's bad enough when you win but when you lose, man! It's bad!

I would say that well over 90% of coaches go through this. Fortuantely, most mature as a coach, their knowledge improves and they focus on things they can actually control. They realize that we do this because we love it, that we're all going to miss 'em now and then and that we're not out to get you. If they didn't, very few of us would be working.

My statement was just a lucky, high percentage guess.