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[RonRef]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

And if the coach decides he doesn't want to do your job for you?

There's a whole buncha coaches out there that don't want officials telling them how to do their job. If the kid yaps after you tell the coach, you still are gonna have to do something about it. As practically everybody else said, take care of bidness early when it's still a minor problem.

If the coach isn't smart enough to realize that I am trying to help him and do some preventive officiating then I guess I have to whack someone. I think that this helps build better communication between you and the coaches, letting them know that you can work with them and their players to better manage the game. I have never had a coach yet (knock on wood) go the opposite way as stated in your post!

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by RonRef

If the coach isn't smart enough to realize that I am trying to help him and do some preventive officiating then I guess I have to whack someone. I think that this helps build better communication between you and the coaches, letting them know that you can work with them and their players to better manage the game. I have never had a coach yet (knock on wood) go the opposite way as stated in your post!

Well, you ended up having to whack a coach because of an action that you initiated, i.e. telling a coach how to handle his own player. What you're proposing is fine if you know the coach and you also know he ain't gonna react adversely. With a coach that you don't know, you're taking your chances. Jmo.

[RonRef]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Well, you ended up having to whack a coach because of an action that you initiated, i.e. telling a coach how to handle his own player. What you're proposing is fine if you know the coach and you also know he ain't gonna react adversely. With a coach that you don't know, you're taking your chances. Jmo.

JR,

I am not telling the coach how to handle his player, I am asking the coach for help with a player or players so we can avoid a situation where it will cost him 2 or more points. Most if not all of the coached are grateful.