Has anyone had this before?
Prior to the start of the first game of a double header my partner and I greeted the coaches. The one coach made a point of asking and confirming our names. I did think anything of it. After tip off, this guy was yelling our names all game. It was very distracting. So before we start the second game we greet the new coaches and one of the coaches said I sorry I do not get your name. You can imagine how reluctant I was to answer. |
In Columbus there are some well known coaches who do the same thing. They will call you by name the entire game.
There are plenty of worse things to be called but it is very strange especially if you don't know them well. |
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If this coach is "yelling" at you "all game"...take care of business. It doesn't matter if he is using your proper name or "hey ref"...take care of his unsporting actions, if that is what his "distractions" are in your judgement. |
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I don't understand this thread -- before going on the court, we grab a program and know the two head coaches' names. If I remember, I get them from the Internet before making the trip.
We use their first names when we introduce ourselves to the coaches. Likewise, we give the coaches our first and last names and I expect that they'll use my first name. Beats the heck out of "hey you" or "hey ref?" Besides, if they want a timeout, they can get my attention much better by calling me by name. |
If they say "mick!", they are more likely to get my attention. If they harrass me by name, it is because I didn't ask them to stop.
In Michigan, our names are in the book in front of God and everybody. mick |
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We introduced ourselves and the entire first half this coach keeps saying, "Hey Mike..."
I don't pay any attention to him. Finally he says, "Hey Mike, why are you ignoring me?" I said, "My name is not Mike." Neither was my partners.:D Never heard a thing from him in the second half. |
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Its cool RookieDude I can take a joke. |
During the course of a game, you really should have some sort of communication with the head coach. Using first names isn't that outrageous - it's something that you should get used to. A simple sign of respect.
By the way, don't fall into the mindset that "all coaches act the same". You shouldn't feel reluctant to interact with coaches in game two because of the behavior of different coaches in game one. Our past experiences can cloud too much of our future expectations. |
I like it when the coaches call you by the wrong name and I can just ignore them as usual. :D
Peace |
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You are right I should not let what happened in game one effect game two. But when the second coach asked my name my first thought was here we go again. |
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Anything I can do to make our relationship a bit more human-to-human.... |
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What if you have an out of town team and that coach hears you say, "Hi, Bill," to the other coach? Even if you then call him by his first name, he will still be under the impression that you and the other coach have a relationship and he is about to get homered. You can show you are more than a striped shirt without calling them by name. Calling them coach keeps things professional and it can't be misinterpreted. |
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