7 year of commitment and now I'm a cheater?

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Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I would have gone straight to him and said, "Coach, I don't expect you to agree with every call I make; but if you accuse me of cheating again we're going to have a problem that I have to resolve."

It warns him without asking him to repeat what he said. I personally don't like the, "Coach, do you want to repeat that," line as it smells like a trap. Just draw the line in neon lights for him (since he apparently see it) and let him decide.

I really like Shaqs view on this one. I agree with his point about the "repeat the line" stuff. The statement clearly lets the coach know that you can give him some room to disagree with judgment, but he cannot question integrity. Finally, the next step has clearly been stated.

This would have resulted in far less "leash", but, I sense it may have stopped the coach from continuing.

Missing an AP can be very frustrating for a coach, but WE are right more often than THEY are. I would simply state (as you did, I believe), that I may have missed one (sometimes the start of the quarter possession can be missed by a coach or an official), "But coach, I did not miss a possession on purpose."

Originally Posted by JRutledge

At a 5th and 6th grade game, he would have been done being in my face. That is totally unacceptable and not something I would put up with a very experienced varsity or college coach. I am certainly not putting up with being called a cheater at a level than in a week everyone will not be thinking about.

I also agree with JRuts comment that you allowed a coach to go on the offensive in a pretty low level game.