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Now that there is some real professionalism. Great people skills. Then you wonder why others get punched after games by coaches or have to carry copies of state laws in their bags.

Is using offensive and antagonistic language towards coaches in the rule book or a certified mechanic?

Anyone who talks to a coach like that is an absolute idiot and just asking for trouble.

See Nevada, it's your fault coaches get mad and punch referees.

Maybe not. Or, just maybe, in this isolated instance, it is.

Absolutely not.

As much as I would like to sit back and watch the war of words escalate, I'll just step in and point out your "people skills" seem to be less than absolute.

People skills are <B>absolutely</B> important when it comes to being a successful official. It takes great people skills to know when talk to a coach that way, and when not to. 99.8% of the time that will not work, and will get the official in trouble. But there are the rare instances when the official can tell what works with a particular coach's personality. Even then, it depends on the official's personality and their ability to be able to pull it off. I have heard numerous stories from various big-time D-1 officials and their conversations with coaches that I could never get away with. So how is it they can? Their ability to know how and when - great people skills.

What works for you, or Nevada, or those D-1 officials, may not work for me. Also, what works for me one night may blow up in my face the next night. Part of becoming a good official is knowing what works <B>for you</B>, and when to use it, when it comes to talking to coaches and players.

This could also be a perfect example of the need for the disclaimer: "Do not attempt - professional driver on closed course."

Liability Issues
 

I'm surprised that no one has brought up the liability issues that can arise in this situation. You let a High School Senior play against a 6th grader, and someone gets hurt. Now what?

If they're both registered in the program and having them play against each other is allowed, and all parents were aware of that being included in the program, where's the problem? Please note - IANAL.

I had something similar earlier in the yr in a spring WRECK League game. One team tried to "sneak" a very good B17 yr old into a B13/15 game. I wouldn't allow it.....

And I was made out to be the bad guy. Go figure. :rolleyes:

What has worked really well for me this off-season regarding coaches yelling travel is:

Okay coach, which foot was the pivot?

When they get that confused look on their face, I say in order to properly rule on a travel, one has to know which foot was the pivot.
They either: (a) still look confused (b) can't identify the pivot (c) get their wittle feelings hurt.

The end result is that they stop yelling travel & go to 3 seconds or the cry for a non-contact moving screen :D

You're anal? :D

No. If I was a lawyer, then I'd be anal. ;)