A coach even a mother couldn't love :(

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by TheOracle

Great people skills.

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

Originally Posted by TheOracle

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

Absolutely not.

Originally Posted by TheOracle

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

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 absolutely 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 for you, 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."