Talking to coaches

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Absolutely disagree. If you saw no foul then say so, that grinds the debate to an immediate halt. All he can say is "You didn't see THAT?" And you can say "nope".

End of discussion.

Doing it your way leaves the point open for discussion.

Absolutely agee. 113%

"Any contact there was incidental, coach".

Then stfu. You can't quote silence, and there ain't gonna be an argument if only one person is talking. The coach knows that he ain't gonna get that call. He's usually (1) trying to make a point ..or..(2) trying to get the next call. Either way, it don't really matter what your response is; he's just wants to get his point across and it doesn't really matter to him what you're saying anyway. Just nod your head to show that you heard him, and then keep on a-motoring.