Coaches comments

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Coaches don't watch the officials when play is going on. They watch their team and their opponents, just like they're supposed to. The only time they notice us is when we blow a whistle or they think we should be blowing a whistle.

I coached a middle school team for over twenty-five years, including twenty years in which I both coached, and officiated. What Jurassic Referee pointed out is 100% true. Unless a coach has a second head, or a second pair of eyes, he can't watch his team, his opponents, the scoreboard, his bench, and the officials. It just ain't possible. Something has to be ignored, and like Jurassic Referee said, it's usually the officials, unless the coach disagrees with their calls, and then they get a lot of attention, in my case, some very polite, respectful questions, yeah, sure, that's it, some very polite, respectful questions, yeah, that sounds good.