| Daryl H. Long |
Tue Jan 06, 2004 12:11am |
This is the Minister Mark talked about and I just joined today and am making my first "preaching engagement"... or should I say my first post. The tactic Mark says I used in this situation was made to a coach who is also a fellow basketball official. We have officiated several times together so we were just having a little fun by antagonizing each other. His team was far behind and playing so poorly he was trying for some comic relief and knew me well enough that I would play along. Never at any time did anyone else hear what we were saying so no felt demeaned or insulted. I would never say this in any other situation as it normally tends to be inciteful rather than insightful.
Bottom line is we should never tell a coach we purposely ignored a violation. I get along well with coaches because of communication. Always brief and courteous. If they ask me a question I will answer it. If they ask me to watch palming in general I tell them I will. If it involves a specific play I will tell them what happened to make it a call or no-call. These communications can and must be done without disrupting the flow of the game.
Have I had times when the communication broke down? You bet. If situation warrants, take care of business. Sometimes this can be done with a simple "I've heard enough" or use "T" as a last resort. Whatever is necessary, do it without emotion and as anoymously as possible. We are not there to show up a coach
[Edited by Daryl H. Long on Jan 5th, 2004 at 11:23 PM]
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