How approachable should we be?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by centkyref

Agree with everything BktBallRef said. We have to be able to communicate with the coaches. My only problem is that in this area, a few (very few) coaches have taken the whole concept a little too far. I used almost the same verbiage that "you asked, I explained what I saw, let's move on." He immediately came back with: "But you guys are supposed to talk to us now!" I grinned at him and told him, "I have talked to you about the play, but it's not a debate society."

He actually laughed out loud and said "Well, it wasn't that long, besides my guys might stand a better chance at that." Both of us got a chuckle out of that one.

Around here, a lot of the HS coaches view "approachability" as a license to complain the entire game or make loud, rhetorical comments about our officiating without being shut down. I'm very approachable until I'm given a reason to not be. It's definitely a revokable license.