How to talk to Officials

[tharbert]

Ditto on Chuck's observation about the players response to a coach's attitude. If you chirp at the refs, the players pick up on that and tend to disagree with every whistle. If you stay focused on the players, they stay focused on you and play their game. What I find amazing is that, many times, a coach doesn't see the effects of their behavior and we have to deal with it.