Q from 1st Year: Coaches who call you by name...

[Nevadaref]

I call the coaches by their names and most of the players by theirs. I also don't have a problem with these people calling me by mine. My father gave it to me and I'm proud of it.

In my area it is quite common for the officials and coaches to address each other by name.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I call the coaches by their names and most of the players by theirs. I also don't have a problem with these people calling me by mine. My father gave it to me and I'm proud of it.

In my area it is quite common for the officials and coaches to address each other by name.

Just my two cents............ I'd never call players, especially, by their first names as a habit. There is that distance I believe an official should have in officiating a game, with a focus of remaining impartial. Any perception thereof could lead to problems real or otherwise.

I tend to call players by their numbers if I need to gain their attention. I also mostly address coaches as coach especially if in earshot of his/her players.

This is not etched in stone and of course, but it has served me well.

[Mark Padgett]

Virtually every coach (over 100 of them) in our local kids rec league knows my name. I really don't mind at that level if they call me by name. It's a friendly league. In other games, if a coach asks me my name, I tell him - it's "Sir".

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Virtually every coach in our local kids rec league knows my name. I really don't mind at that level if they call me by name. It's a friendly league. In other games, if a coach asks me my name, I tell him - it's "Sir".

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[ace]

It happens sometimes, especially when you see a coach twice a year. I had a coach this year, who used my name the whole time, but he's a proffesional and a class act nd it never went south of that.

"John, can I get a 30?"

I always call a coach, Coach or sir.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by ace

I always call a coach, Coach or sir.

What do you call the wimmen coaches? Hon?

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

What do you call the wimmen coaches? Hon?

Ouch!

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by fullor30

Just my two cents............ I'd never call players, especially, by their first names as a habit. There is that distance I believe an official should have in officiating a game, with a focus of remaining impartial. Any perception thereof could lead to problems real or otherwise.

I tend to call players by their numbers if I need to gain their attention. I also mostly address coaches as coach especially if in earshot of his/her players.

This is not etched in stone and of course, but it has served me well.

See post #17.

Calling coaches by name.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

See post #17.

Calling coaches by name.

Well, believe as you wish. It works for you, and we have to be comfortable in our own skin or stripes as the case may be. I find it contrived and disingenuos, and would be extremely uncomfortable. How do your partners react? If they don't follow suit, do they look like crabby appleton?

If I were a player, I'd find it odd that some stranger wants to memorize my entire team's first names.

Hey, what do I know, the soccer guy mentioned in the thread swears by it.

A little tough with the soccer names "Helmut or Olga fetch me the ball please"

"Klaus, swearing at me is verboten"