Unapproachable Coach vs. Unapproachable Ref

[Da Official]

Originally Posted by tref

I dont know what exactly was said in your pre-game, but the following statement from the coach leads me to believe maybe it was too much???? JMO



Personally, I've found "less is more" to be quite accurate. The more we say in pre-game, the more ammunition we give coaches to use on us.

I'm sure we've seen the ol "we're gonna let em play" & "we're gonna work hard for you" lines come back to bite us in the behind.

Working a mens league the other night & my partner chose to have pre-game meetings with the teams individually. Needless to say, I chose not to take part of THAT. Apparently he told them we were going to let them play like men. 3 minutes in he has a ticky-tack & guess what the players said...

Good point tref! Basically what I tell the rec coaches during our REQUIRED pregame by the league.....is that if they have a question during the game, ask and talk to us in the same manner we are talking right now, let's not yell so that way we can keep the lines of communication open.

I never promised to hold his hand, talk to him about every call before I made it or be the godfather to his children, I just asked for respect (which I know we will rarely get but can be earned by a few technicals).

I appreciate the feedback!