Made the call...messed up the free throws...

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by BNR

No, you should call whomever assigned you the game and let them know you kicked a rule.

I agree.

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I wouldn't email him, but if you see him again on the court; I'd let him know.

I agree again.

[GoodwillRef]

Just curious, what would emailing him and letting the coach know that we kicked a rule hurt?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

Just curious, what would emailing him and letting the coach know that we kicked a rule hurt?

JMHO. I don't think we need to be communicating with coaches on a personal level concerning officiating. If we kick a rule or make some other kind of major mistake we should let our boss (assignor/commissioner/supervisor) know. I know I don't want coaches emailing or calling me concerning my officiating.

[GoodwillRef]

I see no harm in emailing him and letting him know that we are taking responsibility for our mistake. I believe this coach would respect you more if you sent him an email.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

I see no harm in emailing him and letting him know that we are taking responsibility for our mistake. I believe this coach would respect you more if you sent him an email.

I think it sets a bad precedent. You'll have that coach emailing you every time he disagrees with a call or doesn't understand a ruling. I believe those communications best left to the powers that be. You also take the chance of the coach applying anything you tell him/her as the official stance of your board/association.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

I see no harm in emailing him and letting him know that we are taking responsibility for our mistake. I believe this coach would respect you more if you sent him an email.

How do you know this?

[GoodwillRef]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

How do you know this?

IMO, if you admit a mistake people actually think you may have some good character traits. Good character is usually good for an official.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

IMO, if you admit a mistake people actually think you may have some good character traits. Good character is usually good for an official.

Goodwill, do you get your games through an assignor or are you hired directly by the schools?

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

IMO, if you admit a mistake people actually think you may have some good character traits. Good character is usually good for an official.

I think it's a mistake to say "people" will all react the same way to anything.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

I see no harm in emailing him and letting him know that we are taking responsibility for our mistake.

Then, by all means, go ahead and do it. Don't let the fact that nobody here agrees with you dissuade you one bit.

I believe this coach would respect you more if you sent him an email.

Do you also believe in dragons, fairies, and Jurassic's sense of humor?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

JMHO. I don't think we need to be communicating with coaches on a personal level concerning officiating. If we kick a rule or make some other kind of major mistake we should let our boss (assignor/commissioner/supervisor) know. I know I don't want coaches emailing or calling me concerning my officiating.

There's a gap here that I understand, having lived in six states.

In Wisconsin (where GoodwillRef lives), we frequently get assigned games by coaches and athletic directors (sometimes the coach is the athletic director, as well). Contacting a coach by email is not unheard of here.

When I lived in Tennessee, I'd never dream of contacting a school directly. It was unheard of.

Another regional difference, to be sure. That said, I wouldn't be emailing a coach to tell him we kicked one. I'd rather wait and tell him in person next time I saw him.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

There's a gap here that I understand, having lived in six states.

In Wisconsin (where GoodwillRef lives), we frequently get assigned games by coaches and athletic directors (sometimes the coach is the athletic director, as well). Contacting a coach by email is not unheard of here.

When I lived in Tennessee, I'd never dream of contacting a school directly. It was unheard of.

Another regional difference, to be sure. That said, I wouldn't be emailing a coach to tell him we kicked one. I'd rather wait and tell him in person next time I saw him.

I started in that system and I still get games from ADs/schools/coaches in a couple of cases. I would never contact a coach through an email because it still can go very badly. Your email might be passed around to prove how incompetent you are. If you have a conversation with a coach at some event, that is a totally different story and more acceptable. It is not completely unusual to come in contact with coaches at other games or major tournaments or social events. I had a coach admit something to me during a Christmas Tournament this past December during one of those conversations. Email is just more permanent than a conversation. I would even be careful emailing an assignor because I have had this go bad as well. You do not want to get in a back and forth over something that may not have made much of a difference. If you kick a call it will not be the last time, so deal with it if you ask me.

Peace