Worst Weekend Ever

[JoeTheRef]

Originally Posted by ref18

I just finished the worst weekend I've ever had.
15 games, tossed 2 coaches, gave about 10 techs.
No one has any respect anymore.
I can honestly say in 6 years, I've never considered hanging up the whistle. Until last weekend.

Did you learn anything from the weekend? Was there anything in your game management that you could've done to prevent 1,2 or all 10 techs? Do you pre-game the coaches and captains? I know it's only AAU or YBOA, but I pre-game the coaches at the 3 minute mark, and I let them know that SPORTSMANSHIP is a requirement, and their fans are their responsibility. If you let them know up front what you are and aren't going to put up with, then it may help during your game. If anything, it'll show the coach that you have your $h!t together. If you're just tossing the ball up, then they're going to assume that they can coach and act the same way that they've always acted. And as always, players take on the same personality of their coaches. Just my .02.