Coach Comment
 

I was watching a HS VG game the other night. Reff calls a blocking foul and the visiting coach immediately jumps up off the bench. After reff reports foul, I see a conversation between the two. He explains what he saw and the coach finally sits down. At halftime I go in the reff room and asked him about the conversation. He told me that he explained to the coach what he saw and why he made the call. The visiting coach then said, "well I respectfully disagree, that was a bad call!" He said, "ok!" Seemed like a reasonable coach and I liked her choice of words. I've gotten plenty of I disagree with... .... but I've never gotten the respectfully part. It must be his age? (He's about 10 years older than me.:D)

"Coach, you're certainly entitled to your opinion - no matter how moronic it is. Now sit down and shut up before I smack you upside the head with a frying pan. Thank you."

See - you can be respectful, too. :)

Thanks,
I think I have her next weekend, I'll work on quoting that!

Starving? Know I am!
 

Hey I just watched the counter on posts and views. It took 7 minutes for 11 people to view my last post. Could it be that the members and guests viewing are hungry for some new basketball situations and conversation pieces to satisfy our lust for new or appealing information? I'm going over to play racquetball for an hour and a half to get my mind off basketball for awhile. This weekend I have my last 4 games of the year to officiate so its going to be a downer after that!:(

reminds me of a Dilbert comic when the employed could insult their boss if they said, "with all due respect"
take notes coaches. could be the start of a new trend.:) With all due respect, my blind grandmother can ref better than you."

It's in the Geneva Convention.

"Hey, Loudwhistle. Why is that frying pan in your equipment bag?"
"Padgett said I needed one."

Well, anything Padgett says to do I do. Its always worked for me before. I'm still waiting for more details on the spanking situation.:D

Padgett says to send him your bank account and PIN numbers.

This was one we used back in my Army days, 'with due respect sir, that is a bad decision and I will not do it'; used twice, accepted twice (but then again I was an MP and we are credited with having smarts.


Also had a coach ask me if he gets a T for thinking something, I said no, he said 'I think you are the worst referee I have ever seen'. Full credit to him, no T, a friendly smile from me, and we now get on fine (up until then I had a lot of trouble with him).

Life is sweet, be nice, be respectful and it is even better.

Thanks Ricky. That's exactly where I went with that one too.

No, wrong
 

You guys are confusing me.:confused:

She's entitled to her opinion, but she's not entittled to express it:D Right? And then to offer what sounds like an explanation, "you're certainly entitled to your opinion - no matter how moronic it is." No, hell no!

Why blah, blah, blah, when one blah suffices? I believe trhe correct verbal command would simply be, "Sit down and shut up before I whack the crap outa you beezy!"
:eek:

Would you have said "entittled" if it had been a male coach? :rolleyes:

"Also had a coach ask me if he gets a T for thinking something, I said no, he said 'I think you are the worst referee I have ever seen'. Full credit to him, no T, a friendly smile from me, and we now get on fine (up until then I had a lot of trouble with him)."

I had a fellow official tell me the same story except the coach told him, "Well, then, I think you suck." He said he might have whacked him, but he had lost his whistle laughing. It was a coach he had work with several times and had a good relationship with.

No T for thinking it but once it out of your mouth your saying it thats what gets you whacked.

Lost my virginity yesterday.....
 

Yep tossed my first coach.

I've done a lot of games and probably take more than most and more than I should. At the Rec level if they want to hang themselves I make sure to give them plenty of rope.

Yesterday, B15U, I had an inexperienced partner. A coach was constantly being criticial of our calls in a small, nasty gymacaferteria that was too small and slippery for this level. I took all I could stand and warned him. He continued. I whacked him. He kept at it and I told him enough or he would earn another. He told me to give it to him and I did. He then refused to leave the gym. I told the table to put 1 minute on the clock and if he didn't depart his team would forfeit. His wife (scoreboard op) convinced him to go. Bad situation.

His team came back from six points down at the time to win going away by more than 10+. Just shows to go you.....

forfeit procedure?
 

I have never had to go to the forfeit or even been at a game that it happened. For conversation sake, let's say the wacked coach just stood there until the minute was up. What happens next?

Write on the scoresheet that the game is forfeited, the time of the forfeiture, the reason why and the final score. If the winning team was ahead at the time of the forfeiture, that is the final score, If they were behind, put it down as 2-0. Then leave without making any comments at all to anybody. The R should make out a complete post-game report with all details of the forfeiture and send it to his assignor. His assignor should pass that along to the league/governing body that the forfeiting team was a member of.

Great advice Jurassic.

Luckily, my situation didn't get THAT bad. But, it was bad. Worst one I've ever been in. In all seriousness, the threads I have read here and the great number of games I have done really helped me manage this as best I could.

I send a note to the league assignor and administrator every week after all my weekend games - good and bad. As JR points out - I'll let them handle it if they deem anything more need be done.

I believe this comment was originally from Jim Valvano. The official thought it was so funny, he didn't T him up for it.

My understanding too
 

It is even attributed to him "online" (and we know that's always accurate) as being one of his more famous quotes.

Thanks JR!

Coach: "Do I get a T for thinking something?"

Me: "No, but you might for telling me about it!"

That is correct...

THINKING and VERBALIZING are two different actions...

and many times the latter comes before the former.;)