Coach managment

[Jimgolf]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Rule 10-4-1
a: Disrespectfully addressing an official
b: Attempting to influence an official's decision
e: Objecting to an official's decision by rising from the bench or using gestures (Ever seen the travel signal from a coach?)

Thanks for the citations. To me, these are clearly unsporting conduct, but most coaches probably don't realize that.

[Junker]

Good discussion. The following are my thoughts and have seemed to work well for me in the past. First off, I very rarely initiate a conversation with a coach, let them come to you. About the only time I will initiate a conversation is if I'm having a problem with a player and the player is close to recieving a T. If I get the feeling a coach will respond well, I'll let them know that the player needs to calm down. Secondly, I only answer direct questions. As an earlier post stated a question such as "why was that a block?" is a question I will answer. "What was that!" is not a specific question and I will usually ignore it. Lastly, don't make it a secret when coach has reached his sportsmanship limit. Step back and give the stop sign so that his or her assistants know they need to calm them down. If they run through the stop sign, deal with it. Also, don't go to them durning time outs, even if they beckon you, make them come out on the floor to you (meet them halfway is what I do). Then if the coach is being a problem, everyone will see the T coming and it won't be a big suprise. I think that game management is an ever evolving part of our games. Find what seems to work for you and go with it. It takes time.

[TADW_Elessar]

e: Objecting to an official's decision by rising from the bench or using gestures (Ever seen the travel signal from a coach?)

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[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by TADW_Elessar

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