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[TheOracle]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

What does the "success" of the officials have to do with the perception of a coach?

In my opinion, a successfully officiated game is one where the better team wins, there are no cheap shots, and the coaches and players do not exhibit much negative emotion. When that happens, the officiating is invisble to everyone. And yes, I know that this is not possible in every game. But that's my goal every night.

When someone has a personality conflict with a coach (or a player), the chances of this happening are close to zero.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by PIAA REF

I am cordial like I am with all coaches.

What you view as "cordial" might be perceived by others as "chummy."

Just food for thought.

[refnrev]

Accept it and go on. I once had a coach ask that I not be assigned to his conference tourney game. Why? Because I had whacked one of his players and him the game before. Did it bother me? Can you say, "Nope!"

Once had a soccer coach refuse to speak to me in a pre-game because I gave his best player a red card a few days before for throwing a Mike Tyson haymaker at an opponent. Did it bother me? Can you say, "Nope." And, if he had asked for an explanation of a call during the game, I would have reminded him that he had made it clear he did not want to talk to me and he would have heard nothing in the way of an explanation. Just doing it his way.

[deecee]

you can ask your assignor why. and move on from there.