How would/do you handle this....

[Corndog89]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

He isn't being polite. He also isn't coaching. He's working you as an official. Every single possession. If you want to listen to it, fine. I won't.

I know he's not being polite...I thought the sarcasm was implied. I'll be more precise with that in the future.

And if I'm ignoring what the coach is saying, then I'm not listening to it, so I'm not being worked, am I? And if his "coaching" is to work me but I'm not listening, then why do I care how he "coaches"? I'm not his principal, athletic director, parent of a player on his team, or school alumnus, so I really, truly don't care if he's a poor coach.

I just don't understand why so many officials feel a need to respond to anything/everything a coach says or does. I'll answer coaches' questions, I'll address their behavior if they're approaching or over the edge. But if I give in to their attempt to "game" me then they've won because now my focus isn't on the game at hand but on the psychological crappola they're trying to lay on me.

But if you don't want to listen to it that's perfectly okay with me.