I made a mistake

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

This was, and still is, my reaction. Reffing Rev, you did nothing wrong or inappropriate here. You used his own words with him - if he can't handle that, it's his problem not yours. Do not beat yourself up about this, and do not consider it a mistake. The coach decided to get stoopid and he suffered the consequences.

Bingo. His own smart-@$$ words. If he doesn't like 'em, then he shouldn't direct them at you.

I have done the same thing on rare occasions, even though I knew it probably was "stooping" to his level a little. Gets the point across, though.