How not to enforce Bench Decorum

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Since my personal POE this year is dealing with coaches, I'm going to ask a rather pedantic question. What about this statement earned the coach the T? Was it his attitude? On it's face, the statement merely expresses the coach's unhappiness with the rule. Could your partner have gotten out of this by saying something like: "I don't make the rules, coach, but I do have to enforce them."?

I'd warned the HC several minutes before this, and he looked at me like I'd told him France was responsible for winning WWII. This was the assistant coach who told my partner it was stupid, and there was a bit of attitude involved as well. Also, she didn't so much as make a move to take her seat when she said it. All of that said, we should have addressed it at the first dead ball of the game. Better yet, it should have been touched on prior to the game. The sad part is, we'd just discussed this very thing at the association meeting the night before.

I just flat out didn't do what I knew I should do.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I just flat out didn't do what I knew I should do.

Sheez, Adam, don't go all mature on us, taking responsibility for your own actions. Pretty soon, everyone else will have to start doing that too!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Sheez, Adam, don't go all mature on us, taking responsibility for your own actions. Pretty soon, everyone else will have to start doing that too!

Sorry, I misspoke. What I meant to say was, "It wasn't my fault. I blame the parent-volunteer keeping the book."

Or should I blame Karl Rove?

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Sorry, I misspoke. What I meant to say was, "It wasn't my fault. I blame the parent-volunteer keeping the book."

Or should I blame Karl Rove?

You can blame either 90% of the time.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Sheez, Adam, don't go all mature on us, taking responsibility for your own actions. Pretty soon, everyone else will have to start doing that too!

Gotta nip that in the bud!