How to talk to a referee

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by JRutledge
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Originally posted by hooper
Question: Other than asking the referees to call the game closer for safety reason (which I did, but seemed to have no effect), what's the best course of action here?

Secondly it is your job as a coach to adjust to the way the game is being called, not the other way around.

Agreed, a coach MUST adjust to how the game is being called.

The amount of fouls an official calls is not going to change the safety level of the game.

In our last game, the tallest kid on the court (also the skinniest) got 2 quick fouls (well deserved calls on HARD fouls). He left the game in less than 2 minutes. He came back in to start the second quarter, got another foul. I reported and took my trail spot. The kid was pulled and got an earful from his coach as he approached the bench, "If you continue to play like that, you'll be gone. Clean it up!" When the kid came back in, he played like a saint. I do think HOW the game is called will impact the safety of the game.