Too quick?

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

George Carlin's .... those who drive faster than you are morons."

Not for nothing, but "maniacs" was actually the word Carlin used.

Y'know, I'm still waiting for the organ grinder/monkey analogy here.

[MD Longhorn]

Wow... I'm pretty certain I would not have let AC get away with this nonsense. I probably would have T'd him before any of the "talking to the coach" part happened.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Rufus

That's interesting and a different perspective. I want to remain respectful of the coach and his authority, but at the same time he needs to understand that bench behavior is his responsibility until/unless it becomes ours. I've used a variation of the above so I'm curious to know how you would handle a similar situation (i.e., what you would say to the coach).

Depending on situation/mood/comments:

1) To the HC I'll say something like "your assistants don't have the same privileges you have" or "Coach, we'll listen to you but your assistants need to quit commenting"

or

2) I'll tell the assistant directly that we've had enough of his comments.

Other than directing a coach to return to the coaching box I try my best not to tell a coach what to do.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by DLH17

Just want to be clear on this.... "AC" = a$$ coach, correct?

Yes.

[BillyMac]

Assistant coaches should be seen, not heard.

[MathReferee]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

The 'T' was well-earned and probably came too late

However, I personally don't like "Take care of him or I will." . I have supervisors who most assuredly would not be happy with that statement.

I know I would not like it if a head coach were to tell me to "Take care of it..." when discussing a play with me.

What would you think if you responded with, "Coach, can you help me out with your AC?"

Seems that camps I have been to have recommended this approach for talking to coaches about players, but I cannot recall if there has been much discussion about AC and using this approach.

EDIT: Nevermind, I see your answer already...helps if I read through the whole thread first.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

AC hears the warning and figures he needs to get one more pop off before he's told to be quiet by his HC. No problem with the T.

+1

I also like the response to the coach that the AC didn't give him time to comply with the official's request.

[Judtech]

Not knowing what else was said or proximity etc. I am leaning towards a tad quick. After the AC's comment I would wait to see what/if the coach took action i.e. " That's enough" etc. thus giving the coach time to take care of the problem. If they don't, then I would step in.