Coach lies to evaluator

[Adam]

This is what you said.

Originally Posted by Terrapins Fan

I said, coach, looking at the score I can understand his frustration, I am just giving his a little rope.

This is what the coach heard.

Originally Posted by Terrapins Fan

you don't call fouls or walking when the game is out of hand ( one team winning by 20 or more )"

[Juulie Downs]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

This is what you said.

Originally Posted by Terrapins Fan

I said, coach, looking at the score I can understand his frustration, I am just giving his a little rope.

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

This is what coach heard

Originally Posted by Terrapins Fan

you don't call fouls or walking when the game is out of hand ( one team winning by 20 or more )"

Like I always say, treat coaches the way you treat 4th graders. You don't tell a 4th grader, "Not tonight, maybe tomorrow." If you do, he hears, "Not tonight, but tomorrow, I'll have the car all warmed up at 8:am and have $50 in my pocket to give you and you can invite four friends!"

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Juulie Downs

Like I always say, treat coaches the way you treat 4th graders. You don't tell a 4th grader, "Not tonight, maybe tomorrow." If you do, he hears, "Not tonight, but tomorrow, I'll have the car all warmed up at 8:am and have $50 in my pocket to give you and you can invite four friends!"

My thoughts exactly.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Juulie Downs

Like I always say, treat coaches the way you treat 4th graders. You don't tell a 4th grader, "Not tonight, maybe tomorrow." If you do, he hears, "Not tonight, but tomorrow, I'll have the car all warmed up at 8:am and have $50 in my pocket to give you and you can invite four friends!"

Reminds me of this:

[shishstripes]

I agree with what has been said, limit your conversations.

I learned the hard way. Early in my career I was invited to a tournament because of a cancelation. While "pre-tournamenting" (pre-game for the whole tourney) with the two other officials, the head official brought up a point of philosophy that I hadn't heard before and hadn't been calling that way.

I knew the players very well that were in the tournament and mentioned to a couple of coaches about the point brought up in our meeting and that a couple of players (A and B) would need to adjust their games because of it. Wasn't meaning anything by it.

Later, the tournament director pulled me off a game and said you made some comments and the coach believes you are gunning for one of his players as he saw that I worked hard and called games without bias.

I said too much because I said something. Lesson learned and I have moved on. I was upset with the coach just as you are but both of us got over it and are good friends.

[JRutledge]

There is evaluation at an 8th grade game?

Peace

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

There is evaluation at an 8th grade game?

Peace

Hey, just because they don't take basketball seriously in Chicago doesn't mean they don't in other areas.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Hey, just because they don't take basketball seriously in Chicago doesn't mean they don't in other areas.

They take is seriously enough not to listen to an 8th grade coach about anything.

Peace