Indiana HS Officials...need your help!!

[sj]

Originally Posted by Nate1224hoops

...but most of their complaints are that officials can't and won't admit when they missed a call.

The flip side of this is that there are times when the official did not miss the call, but the coach thinks they did. And when the official doesn't admit it to them they interpret that to mean that the official won't admit he's wrong.

We shouldn't admit we're wrong when we aren't. If an official doesn't think he missed one then he cannot be expected to act like he did. We just have to find a professional way to communicate under these circumstances.

[Nate1224hoops]

Originally Posted by sj

The flip side of this is that there are times when the official did not miss the call, but the coach thinks they did. And when the official doesn't admit it to them they interpret that to mean that the official won't admit he's wrong.

We shouldn't admit we're wrong when we aren't. If an official doesn't think he missed one then he cannot be expected to act like he did. We just have to find a professional way to communicate under these circumstances.

Exactly, of course. Absolutely, if you think you made the right call, then stand strong. That's not what I was alluding to. You hit the nail on the head...the magic word is communication. Most coaches and many officials have no idea how to communicate.

[sj]

Originally Posted by Nate1224hoops

Exactly, of course. Absolutely, if you think you made the right call, then stand strong. That's not what I was alluding to. You hit the nail on the head...the magic word is communication. Most coaches and many officials have no idea how to communicate.

I had one just the other night where the coach acted like an idiot. However I also realized later that if I had just slowed myself down a bit and better explained the call he may not have taken the opportunity to expose himself himself as one. : > )

[Nate1224hoops]

Originally Posted by sj

I had one just the other night where the coach acted like an idiot. However I also realized later that if I had just slowed myself down a bit and better explained the call he may not have taken the opportunity to expose himself himself as one. : > )

You are probably right. However, it is not your job to explain the rules to coaches. I am not at all saying that. What I am saying is that many officials have such a hard time dealing with coaches b/c they take a coach's questions to be personal insult.

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by sj

The flip side of this is that there are times when the official did not miss the call, but the coach thinks they did. And when the official doesn't admit it to them they interpret that to mean that the official won't admit he's wrong.

We shouldn't admit we're wrong when we aren't. If an official doesn't think he missed one then he cannot be expected to act like he did. We just have to find a professional way to communicate under these circumstances.

You are right and I think it is almost mandatory to tell coaches during pregame that you will answer questions, if possible, but you cannot answer every comment.