Coaches Request
 

I had a strange request from a coach. I am the lead official. I call an OOB violation on Team A. Coach A does not like the call, so he requests that I rotate/switch positions with one of my other 2 officials. He also asked the Trail official to switch with me. We did not honor his request. Where did he ever come up with the idea that he could make this request and we had to oblige to his request?:confused:

Balderdash.

That's crazy. Ignore and move on!

If you call the T, that'll force the switch. :D

and be sure to use your whistle :D

Great use of balderdash. It's tough to get that one into most everyday conversation. :) For the record, I wouldn't switch either.

Tell him to switch places with his assistant. If he refuses, tell him to switch places with that guy in the parking lot. :rolleyes:

I had that happen last year in a game (2 man). My partner had made a couple of quick non-shooting foul calls (I don't recall thinking they were wrong at the time; certainly not horrendous) as a lead, and the home team's (defense at that end) asked us to switch. I politely shook my head. Although I was sure she would ask me about it later, she didn't.

Poppycock!

That's what I was thinking. You could also re-arrange the players on the bench. And you could tell him to part his hair on the other side.

Can I be on the Olympic Sarcasm Team too?
 

I wouldn't have switched and I like your comments :D

:D

It's official. Padgett has the best posts.

My last game JV Boys. on a transition play late in the game my partner who is the new trail has a foul, rather than long switch, he reports and inbounds ball, the home head coach says to me,... Hey aren't you switching on every call? I answered and said "not on a long switch...no." He adds "...Oh I like his calls better down here..." Just broke my heart was all............:D

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I know in 3-man we don't long switch, is it the same in 2 man? I haven't done 2-man in a HS game in a couple years and I remember I had a more senior partner back then who wanted to switch on EVERY foul regardless of where it was on the court. I'd call a foul in the back court, report, and here he comes doing his 70 ft dash to come rotate. I know I don't do this in any rec/aau type games that I normally do 2man. Just wondering.

We are supposed to long switch in two person mechanics.:rolleyes: Mark, you need to write a book on the best lines used by officials. I always laugh at your stuff.

Seriously, why would you even consider empowering a coach by doing that? :rolleyes: After that, when you give him the stop sign and he says PUT THAT DOWN! are you going to do that too?:eek: Don't worry coach, we'll rotate as soon as I call a foul on one of your players.