Tech on Coach situation

[Rich]

Originally Posted by KSRef07

Uhh, don't think because you hurt the team. JK! The KSHSAA numbers are all on the web along with her number. http://www.kshsaa.org/staff.html.

Being a former coach and now a ref gives special insights to the officiating game those that have not coached usually don't have. Those insights, for example, allow such refs to recognize and anticipate plays as they are developing and allows them to be ready for potential action and not be surprised. It also, in general, gives a certain rapport with other coaches that is unique.

It's not unusual that those having never been down a certain path tend to dismiss it. I think that comes from an inner feeling of inadequacy.

Good God, now I understand. Here's a coach who thinks being a coach automatically makes him a better official. He probably also thinks that his poop doesn't smell, either.

I work in a school/league-assigns-the-official system and I call the games just the same as if I had an independent assignor. Hasn't hurt my 40+ game schedule year after year.

Just read this thread tonight, but why would anyone want the responsibility of determining whether a coach is actively coaching? As long as he's in our 14-foot-box not b!tching at me or not getting in my way when I'm the center I'm a happy man.