pre game coach conversation

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by beachbum

How do the experienced officials deal with coaches that they have had problems with in past games? Do you try to discuss anything before the game starts?

let's say the coach is a big talker..." three seconds, that was a foul"..etc.. would you consider approaching him during warm ups. Say "in past games coach you have been vocal about everything on the floor, it is hard for me to concentrate on all of the action because of this" then asking him the allow you to officiate the game with less talk?

I try to involve the other coach if the Q is about how the game will be called. I also avoid commenting on the calls other officials make, but I will provide my understanding of the truth. I believe truth to be absolute.

If a coach is a [known] talker, I do not mention anything during a pre-game, as each game is a new slate. But, I likely won't forget anything from the past either. Once the game starts, if the coach is a talker as you outline, I talk to him PDQ.

Same goes for a coach I have had trouble with in the past: each game is new. I do think it's good to pre-game this with you P so that he is aware. I have no problems taking care of business, and I don't care if it "looks like I have it in for a coach". (If a coach commits an infraction that warrants a technical foul, I call it. If he doesn't cross that line, I do not call it. It's rather simple actually.)

There was a thread awhile back surrounding a coach-talker and he was hit with T 37 seconds into the game. I thought it was a correct call.