Assistant coaches

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Coltdoggs

I feel the same way for my rec leagues...I attend the preseason coaches meeting to put my face before the league coaches so they can ask some questions. This has helped keep some of the in game yappin' to a minimum because they get my philosophy about youth sports and the league's philosophy on sportsmanship first hand. A lot of these guys don't seem to realize that if they don't get mouthy, the kids don't get mouthy and either do the parents. The coach really sets the tone for the team in this regard.

Asking questions is one thing...yelling at me about calls is a whole 'nother story!

Question along this line - I have been asked to speak to the REC League Coaches this week and I have accepted (same philosophy as discussed above). I intend to thank them for their volunteering, talk sportsmanship, review rule changes and POE's, and answer questions. Do others do this too? Shy away or avoid it? Just curious.

My biggest concern is most if not ALL of the other REC refs do it for fun and really don't know the rules. So, if I can't get a session with them, it puts them/me in a spot as now the coaches will tell them they're wrong. I have offered to hold a trng session for refs too - so far nothing from the league.