Coaches Who Constantly Officiate

[tomegun]

Since it is your first year say what you are comfortable saying to let him know you don't want his/her help. Your communication should not bait the coach into more communication that you do not want. What was pointed out last summer by a NBA official is the fact that some officials do not know what to say to coaches. We have all been there and on certain nights are still there. If this "chatter" becomes distracting it is obviously taking away from your concentration which could be disastrous to your success. A "please stop coach" or a T should help eliminate this distraction. A T should be used to make the game better and if you don't have enough experience with coaches to do or say otherwise you should use one (or two!) so you can focus on play-calling. Over time you will block out a lot of the nonsense and get comfortable enough to look a coach in the eyes and say the right thing. What is said depends on too many things to post but you will know.