Why don't officials get respect?

[tomegun]

This is why we don't get respect. You started this thread to start an argument. Maybe you need to do a game and get it taped and then have another official taped. Sit down and watch both tapes with that official and you will probably learn a lot.
Also, if we cared about respect we would all quit after the first year. It is very humbling to officiate a game and progress to a certain level of respect. I think coaches want us to respect and respond to every dumb or smart comment they make.
- Coaches are teachers. Their job is to teach and win. Playing by the rules doesn't factor in. They just want to score more points than their opponent. They know some of the rules. Some of them.
- Officials have to know the rules and use the rules as a tool to keep order in a basketball game. That hinders a coach from accomplishing his/her goal, winning. Coaches take it personally. We don't or we shouldn't.

[Edited by tomegun on Feb 6th, 2004 at 05:49 AM]