Coach and Player Confrontation

[Old School]

Originally Posted by Junker

I put your quote on this message because a player's emotional state has nothing to do with how you enforce the rules. Rather than worry about poor little Johnny being upset, maybe his problem is that the coach is finally giving him a kick in the pants that he needs and it didn't go over well. We aren't out there to build self-esteem, we are out there to officiate. If a player deserves a T, whack 'em, don't analyze them.

When working with below college level players. You need to be concerned about a players emotional state, especially if it is something that is not related to what's going on on the court. The players are the #1 priority out there. Their well-being, health, safety takes precedence over everything else on the floor, imho. Sometimes, I think coaches temporary forget this.