Explaining non calls out of your primary to coaches.

[ILRef80]

How do you guys handle coaches who are complaining about no calls that aren't in your primary? I don't want to ignore the coaches, but I also am not going to throw my partner under the bus.

Just looking for some help on how to handle this situation that comes up frequently.

[BktBallRef]

"Coach, I was officiating the 4 guys on this side of the floor. I'm not looking over there."

"Coach, if there's a foul in that area, my partner will get it."

[truerookie]

Coach, my partner will be over here in the minute you can ask them what they saw.

[Nevadaref]

PS I'm now waiting to see how long it takes for a mod to delete this post. In fact, this is exactly the same error that I corrected for that other poster.

[Junker]

Originally Posted by truerookie

Coach, my partner will be over here in the minute you can ask them what they saw.

This is exactly how I handle it.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Junker

This is exactly how I handle it.

I hope not. I hope that you speak better than that.

[bob jenkins]

About 50 minutes (although I edited it instead of deleting it). Sorry that I wasn't here sooner.

Now knock it the **** off.

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I hope not. I hope that you speak better than that.

They are you he thought they are!!!

[TheOracle]

If you thought there was a foul: "You have a valid point, coach, I should have helped and didn't. My bad." "Hey, we just didn't get that one, myself included, and we heard you."

If you don't think there was a foul or are not sure, "He had a better look than you or I so i'm not sure." or "Yes, there was contact, we just didn't call a foul there."

BkTBallRef has good ones, too, another is "Gee, Coach, I really have no clue because I don't watch the ball all the time, right?"

Hope these help.

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by TheOracle

If you thought there was a foul: "You have a valid point, coach, I should have helped and didn't. My bad." "Hey, we just didn't get that one, myself included, and we heard you."

Hate this one. I would recommend never using this.

This is giving the coach permission to say to your partner next time he's close, "Hey, your partner says you missed one over there, what the hell are you guys watching?!?"

A simple, "He's got a much better angle, coach," or, "I was officiating these players here. You can ask him when he's over here, coach," work very well.

[ILRef80]

Thanks for the feedback guys.

[BktBallRef]

Coaches don't need permission. They're going to say what they want to anyway. Nothing wrong with admitting a mistake.

[Adam]

Maybe, but Oracle's advice will result in tire treads on your partner's uniform.

"Coach, my partner had a better angle than I did, you'll have to ask him next time you get a chance."

It also lets the coach know what you think of his particular angle.

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Coaches don't need permission. They're going to say what they want to anyway. Nothing wrong with admitting a mistake.

Nothing wrong with admitting my mistake. I've done it plenty. But you're going to have to admit yours, it's not my place to.

The only time I'd say something like was stated above would be something in a "gray area" that I should have gotten because my partner couldn't see it. And then it would be, "Coach, I should have gone to get that because I'm sure my partner couldn't see it. I'll look for it next time."

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Coaches don't need permission. They're going to say what they want to anyway. Nothing wrong with admitting a mistake.

Oh, and you're right about coaches not needing permission, but I'm not going to give them additional ammo for their guns.