Worst comments ever to me by a coach

Mark Padgett · #1 (**permalink**) Fri Jan 19, 2001, 12:17pm

Two nights ago, doing middle school 8th grade boys game to help out the assignor who is a friend. Had a partner I've never seen before, but he did a pretty good job.

Third quarter, visitor A1 tries to dribble through 2 defenders who were both in legal guarding position. He trips over the foot of one, grabs the ball and falls to the floor. I call a travel. Coach reacts like someone just shot his dog. This was the first noise out of him all night. He runs out on the floor, yelling and screaming at me. First he says the call was "garbage", then he says I am "garbage". T time.

As I walk to the table to report the T, he yells that I am "a pathetic excuse for a human being." T time revisited. I inform him he is ejected and must leave the gym. Of course he wants to stand there and yell some more. I tell assistant coach that I strongly suggest he get the coach out of the gym right now or the game will be forfeit. He nods and forces the guy to leave. The assistant was great the rest of the game, by the way.

After the game, my partner and I were leaving together and this jerk was, of course, out in the parking lot. He starts yelling again. He is about 50 pounds overweight and I yell back that it must take him a long time to drive home because of having to stop at the truck scales.

That shut him up. I think I'll tell that one to Dave.

Rookie · #2 (**permalink**) Fri Jan 19, 2001, 12:55pm

I had a coach tell me the other night, after the game, that he has never seen worse officiating. I thanked him for his comments and walked off. I then heard him tell his players that they played horribly, so I didn't really take too much stock into his comments to me.

My question is, how do you handle comments like the one above?

Rookie · #3 (**permalink**) Fri Jan 19, 2001, 12:57pm

By the way, Mark kudos for the comment, in my opinion once a personal attack is made all bets are off, and you made your comment off the court, ie off the job.

ScottParks · #4 (**permalink**) Fri Jan 19, 2001, 12:58pm

I had a coach tell me (very sarcastically) that I did a great job calling travelling and 3 seconds.... and not much else.

I told him thanks and walked away....

bob jenkins · #5 (**permalink**) Fri Jan 19, 2001, 01:11pm

Quote:

Originally posted by Rookie
I had a coach tell me the other night, after the game, that he has never seen worse officiating.

(snip)

My question is, how do you handle comments like the one above?

Coach, if I was any good, would I be doing your games?

mick · #6 (**permalink**) Fri Jan 19, 2001, 01:12pm

During Girls' season, I officiated "the most poorly officiated game in twenty years" for one Coach.

mick

Rookie · #7 (**permalink**) Fri Jan 19, 2001, 01:48pm

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Coach, if I was any good, would I be doing your games?

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This is great, I will tuck this away for future use.

Mark Padgett · #8 (**permalink**) Fri Jan 19, 2001, 01:53pm

Quote:

Originally posted by bob jenkins

Quote:

Originally posted by Rookie
I had a coach tell me the other night, after the game, that he has never seen worse officiating.

(snip)

My question is, how do you handle comments like the one above?

Coach, if I was any good, would I be doing your games?

Some comments Dave has used to coaches who say they never have seen a worse officiated game:

1) Thanks Coach, coming from a real expert like you, that means a lot. (I use this one on occasion)

2) Yeah, I'll put that in my diary. (This one is said just dripping with sarcasm)

3) Not possible - it's too much of a coincidence that the worst officiating job and the worst coaching job would happen in the same game. (I think this one is his best)

4) You think that one was bad? Wait until the next time I have you guys - that one will be REALLY bad! (I don't recommend this one)

Gary Brendemuehl · #9 (**permalink**) Fri Jan 19, 2001, 01:56pm

Quote:

Originally posted by Mark Padgett
He is about 50 pounds overweight and I yell back that it must take him a long time to drive home because of having to stop at the truck scales.

And why did you need to lower yourself to his level?

Mark Padgett · #10 (**permalink**) Fri Jan 19, 2001, 02:02pm

Quote:

Originally posted by Gary Brendemuehl

Quote:

Originally posted by Mark Padgett
He is about 50 pounds overweight and I yell back that it must take him a long time to drive home because of having to stop at the truck scales.

And why did you need to lower yourself to his level?

That would be physically impossible, since his center of gravity is about 2 feet lower than mine

refjef40 · #11 (**permalink**) Sat Jan 20, 2001, 09:42am

I had a coach a short time ago screaming from the far end of the court that my calls were quote"weak" since that wasn't a question and it wasn't his first comment I "T'ed him up this was a jv game.My next assignment was his school but I was assigned to the frosh-soph and the varsity so i didn't do his game.During warm-ups for the freshman game he walked up to me put his arm on my shoulder and apoligized.He said his team was shooting about 20% and he was frustrated.By the way I watched the game and the coach gave no problems during the game.

Dan_ref · #12 (**permalink**) Sat Jan 20, 2001, 11:20am

Quote:

Originally posted by Mark Padgett

Quote:

Originally posted by bob jenkins

Quote:

Originally posted by Rookie
I had a coach tell me the other night, after the game, that he has never seen worse officiating.

(snip)

My question is, how do you handle comments like the one above?

Coach, if I was any good, would I be doing your games?

Some comments Dave has used to coaches who say they never have seen a worse officiated game:

1) Thanks Coach, coming from a real expert like you, that means a lot. (I use this one on occasion)

2) Yeah, I'll put that in my diary. (This one is said just dripping with sarcasm)

3) Not possible - it's too much of a coincidence that the worst officiating job and the worst coaching job would happen in the same game. (I think this one is his best)

4) You think that one was bad? Wait until the next time I have you guys - that one will be REALLY bad! (I don't recommend this one)

"That was nothing, you should have seen me last night."

Dan_ref · #13 (**permalink**) Sat Jan 20, 2001, 11:26am

Quote:

Originally posted by mick

During Girls' season, I officiated "the most poorly officiated game in twenty years" for one Coach.

mick

Why is it almost always 20 years? Sometimes it's "I've
ever seen" but when they have to pick a number it's
usually 20. You would think something like
"the most poorly officiated game in the last 3 yrs and 4
months" would sound more thoughtful.

mick · #14 (**permalink**) Sat Jan 20, 2001, 12:14pm

Quote:

Originally posted by Dan_ref

Quote:

Originally posted by mick

During Girls' season, I officiated "the most poorly officiated game in twenty years" for one Coach.

mick

Why is it almost always 20 years? Sometimes it's "I've
ever seen" but when they have to pick a number it's
usually 20. You would think something like
"the most poorly officiated game in the last 3 yrs and 4
months" would sound more thoughtful.

Sparky,
Must be poetic license.
Two of us felt his comment was laughable.
One partner (the most experienced) felt "just horrible" the coach felt that way.
I still laughed. The Coach was wrong.
mick

hoopsrefBC · #15 (**permalink**) Sat Jan 20, 2001, 07:23pm

Coach asks me
"YOUR GOING TO TELL ME THAT'S NOT A FOUL!!"
i respond very quietly...no.

He comes back again..
"THEN YOUR GOING TO TELL ME THAT IT WAS A FOULD AND YOU JUST DECIDED NOT TO CALL IT, RIGHT!!!
i again repond quietly..no

coach with a puzzled look on his face...

after the game coach, thanks my partner and i. i ask.
"Any more questions?, he responds, "no" with a big smile on his face.

keep smiling
SH