Insight on Coaches box

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Originally posted by rockyroad
Truerookie, if there's nothing spectacular going on, and the coach is just standing there, why are you initiating contact with him/her? Unless they do something to get your attention (screaming, waving arms, being a dexter-head, etc) why even pay any attention to the coach?

I agree that we should not initiate contact with a coach when things are going along nicely, but I believe that we need to pay attention to what the coach is doing throughout the game. Lots of the screaming, waving arms and being a dexter-head comes, in my experience, from officials not paying attention to what the coach is doing until he demands attention from his actions.

Paying attention to what is going on with the coach can prevent molehills from becoming mountains. Part of officiating is knowing what is going on outside the lines as well as what is going on inside the lines.