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Originally posted by KDM on 01-20-2000 11:27 PM
Here's my response.
Never 'ask' a coach to leave, DEMAND it!
Demand that he leave, YES! But beyond that, retaliating physically to drag his *** out of there is totally inappropriate. I'm sure the urge would be there, but we have to step above such recourse. Walking away, then dealing with the incident later was absolutely the right way to go. I can only imagine the brawl that could have erupted had an effort been made to FORCE the coach out. Doing so would have only made the situation worse, and resulted in lost credibility for the official who tried. Defend yourself, yes. But do everything you can to deflate the situation, without escalating it instead. The "powers that be" are the people who need to take strong action after the fact to ensure it never happens again. By the way, let us know how this all turns out.
Fri Jan 21, 2000, 09:43am
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