First varsity game..

[btaylor64]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

Regardless of whether or not the coach is rating you, I would reply with short informative phrases. Not even whole sentences. "No travel till the pivot comes back down, Coach". "Incidental contact on that screen, Coach." If the coach persists, you have other ways of dealing with it.

I don't necessarily like this approach. I feel that you should keep your answers brief. Brief is an ambigious(sp?) amount of time, but if you say short, I don't like that for the plain fact that coaches will think you are being just that, short, with them. Now I haven't heard the tone you are using with these short quips and that could change my mind, but I would rather leave interpretation plays alone. If the coach wants to whine about it while you are still on that end of the floor, let him/her. If you have a moment during a dead ball while the ball is still on that end. Be BRIEF and explain what you SAW (don't say "she caused the contact" or "I thought she caused the contact" One sounds cocky and the other sounds like you are unsure of yourself). If you go to the other end and come back and he is still on you, then something has to be addressed.

I am the opposite of CLH in regards to giving Technicals as he progressed. I came into the game not wanting to give anyone a T. Then I went to my first camp which was ran by NBA officials, and so I developed their philosophy, which is much different from the college guys. For example, If a college coach is off his rocker, going crazy and is getting his butt kicked, the college guys say you should not T him and let him ride it out and take his beating like a man. If a NBA coach is doing the same thing, the NBA guys say don't let him mess with your game and try to screw it up. Whack him and send him. I am considered the hothead of my group as well, but my partners love it cause they know I am going to handle the business part of the game and they can just sit back and relax.