need to vent

[Old School]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

This is often a guarantee of major problems. I'd use this technique with extreme caution. Especially if it's someone you don't know well, you have no idea whether this is a "gentle reminder" or a stab directly to the heart. I think it's better to speak to the issue more directly by saying, "I noticed the last time we worked together that you took a couple of calls out of my area. Is that something we need to discuss?" It's even better if you approach the issue idrectly after the game where it happens by asking, "What did you see on such and such a call?" or "Did you think I didn't have an angle on that block call?" When you give the person a chance to be right, it makes it possible for them to acknowledge when they're wrong.

I agree. My advise is geared more towards the hard core that we know will never change.

[Junker]

That's always a tough one. Like others, I think it is certainly something you need to pregame. Beyond that, have you tried talking to them about it at the half? When it happens to me I'll just ask, "What did you see on that play?" and then talk to them about what you saw.