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[chartrusepengui]

Originally Posted by RookieDude

"How do you think that is going to work out for you?"

again off record +1

I've often thought this but never verbalized it.

In JV game prior to our varsity tonight heard coach yelling at officials wanting travels calls. All you heard was him yelling "travel, travel, travel" etc. JV official looks at him and told him to concentrate on a rule he might understand like 3 seconds.

Was glad I was not drinking anything or it would have sprayed everyone around me! Wouldn't advise those kind of comments BUT it WAS funny!

[just another ref]

My personal favorite, never actually spoken out loud, but I think it frequently. In response to any of the "5 against 7" "hometown officiating" "call it on both ends" line of comments, the following might be appropriate.

"If you already think I'm calling against your team, why in the world would you make a remark like that and piss me off?"

[chartrusepengui]

Originally Posted by just another ref

my personal favorite, never actually spoken out loud, but i think it frequently. In response to any of the "5 against 7" "hometown officiating" "call it on both ends" line of comments, the following might be appropriate.

"if you already think i'm calling against your team, why in the world would you make a remark like that and piss me off?"

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[Terrapins Fan]

Well, a couple of years ago, I had a coach Question my "integrity" . He said,

"Stop cheating my kids"


I said, "Coach, are you questioning my integrity?"

He said "Stop cheating my Kids!"

I said " Coach are YOU questioning MY integrity?"

He said, "All I am saying is stop CHEATING my kids"

Whack.

I do believe he was questioning my integrity.

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[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Terrapins Fan

Well, a couple of years ago, I had a coach Question my "integrity" . He said,

"Stop cheating my kids"

WHACK!

There. That looks much better.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

There. That looks much better.

+1. No brainer. He called you a cheater. If he's dumb enough to say it twice, he's in the parking lot with the idiot that called you an idiot.

[jTheUmp]

Originally Posted by Terrapins Fan

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His mechanics look good to me, but why is he wearing a collared shirt?

[Back In The Saddle]

I admit, I got a chuckle out of this.

I agree that it worked out for RD this time. Or so it seems. So far. The next time he works for this coach, it could still come back to bite him. If the coach fills out any kind of official eval or game report that mentions the exchange, if that is seen by "somebody", it could still come back to haunt him.

It was the coach that brought the conversation back onto a professional level by saying, "Hey, we need to get on the same page...we've been doing this a long time." Is there a way that RD could have gotten there, sans the wise a$$ remarks?