pregame with coach

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by rockyroad
Simply say this to the coach..."Hold on a second. If we are going to talk about your game, we need to get the other coach over here also. I'll go find him/her." Usually shuts them up pretty quickly!

Rocky, that's a great approach. Coaches are much more reluctant to look like bozos when they're in front of another coach. A friend of mine who works some NCAA D1 told me about a coach who insisted on talking to him at halftime. The other team had already gone into the locker room, so my friend said that they'd talk when both coaches were available. They come back out and my friend gets the opposing coach, who has no idea what the "conference" is about. The conversation goes like this:

Coach 2 (opposing Coach): What's going on?

Official: I'm not sure. Coach 1 has something he wants to talk about. -- Coach 1, what's on your mind?

Coach 1: (Looking uncomfortably from Official to Coach 2. After long pause, he says to Official) I don't think you like me.

Complete silence.

Coach 1: I mean, I feel like there's something between us that you don't like me.

Official: Coach 1, I don't know you enough to like or not like you.

More awkward silence. Coach 2 is now frustrated at being taken away from his team.

Coach 1: Never mind.

It may not sound funny, but I would love to have actually been there to hear the exchange. Can you imagine the look on Coach 2's face? I'm smiling just thinking about it.

Chuck