Responding to Coach Speak

[Rich]

I don't have any real problems with coaches anymore, just inexperienced ones who don't take a hint well. Of course, it probably took me 10-15 years to get to this point

A coach saying this will get ignored until he repeats it 2-3 times loud enough for everyone to hear. Then I'll probably put myself in a position where I'm close enough to talk privately to him, let him know I heard him, and also let him know he can talk to us, but yelling across the floor can't happen.

But if it's just a statement made quietly to me, I'll probably not respond or just say something quietly like "I just call them when they happen" and get out of his kitchen.

Some of the coaches who are considered nightmares by many are no problem for me -- they're predictable and just want to be heard and only become nightmares when they are ignored on the court. Easy way to fix that is to look them in the eye and talk to them with confidence and with as little ego as possible.