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Old Fri Apr 29, 2011, 02:57pm
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I have worked AAU over the years from Nationals, Showcases, and in between. AAU coaches seem to be less coaches and more of players themselves. Most of them act like kids and you generally see more coaches get kicked out, tech'd, or told to shutup than you would in a High School game. It is very frustrating and can be very annoying. But in the end I have a good time with it. Its funny to see how a lot of coaches act while I am waiting for another game to start.
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Old Fri Apr 29, 2011, 06:33pm
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... and you generally see more coaches get kicked out, tech'd, or told to shutup than you would in a High School game. It is very frustrating and can be very annoying. But in the end I have a good time with it. Its funny to see how a lot of coaches act while I am waiting for another game to start.
Bold - nice, very professional

The rest is why I try to avoid preparing for AAU coaches any more than a varsity coach.
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Old Fri Apr 29, 2011, 07:28pm
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Bold - nice, very professional

The rest is why I try to avoid preparing for AAU coaches any more than a varsity coach.
I'm not sure why acknowledging the increased likelihood of knuckleheadedness is a bad thing. It's not difficult for me to expect poor behavior and be surprised by angels standing on the sideline.

It's the same as the saying, "anticipate the play but not the call." Knowing what to expect prevents you from being caught off guard when the coach starts chirping from the opening tip.
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Old Fri Apr 29, 2011, 11:58pm
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I'm not sure why acknowledging the increased likelihood of knuckleheadedness is a bad thing. It's not difficult for me to expect poor behavior and be surprised by angels standing on the sideline.
I do not get this way of thinking either. Most of the time nothing major happens, but some coaches you have to be more proactive with to prevent a problem.

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It's the same as the saying, "anticipate the play but not the call." Knowing what to expect prevents you from being caught off guard when the coach starts chirping from the opening tip.
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I'm not sure why acknowledging the increased likelihood of knuckleheadedness is a bad thing. It's not difficult for me to expect poor behavior and be surprised by angels standing on the sideline.

It's the same as the saying, "anticipate the play but not the call." Knowing what to expect prevents you from being caught off guard when the coach starts chirping from the opening tip.
Some choose to react to the unknown, others choose to respond to what they prepared for. Go figure...
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Old Mon May 02, 2011, 12:13pm
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I'm not sure why acknowledging the increased likelihood of knuckleheadedness is a bad thing. It's not difficult for me to expect poor behavior and be surprised by angels standing on the sideline.

It's the same as the saying, "anticipate the play but not the call." Knowing what to expect prevents you from being caught off guard when the coach starts chirping from the opening tip.
Some people just don't go around living with the expectation of a bad thing happening, just to be surprised by all the good things. We each have our own way of thinking, more power to you and yours. Mine is working for me.

If you're caught off guard by a chirping coach, then maybe you haven't experienced many chirping coaches, not necessarily that you're working an AAU game. I guess western PA is the only area of the country where you can find a chirping coach, from the opening tip mind you, at the all accountable interscholastic level.

From my experience, I do believe the likelihood of knuckleheadedness exists at the AAU level. I just think it's more likely to happen inside the lines, which is why I pointed that out in my initial response.

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Some choose to react to the unknown, others choose to respond to what they prepared for. Go figure...
I'm always looking to improve and all ears. Please share your methods of preparing for an AAU tournament coach.
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Old Mon May 02, 2011, 12:35pm
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I'm always looking to improve and all ears. Please share your methods of preparing for an AAU tournament coach.
Aren't we all...

I roll out of the rack, hit my knees & ask the Lord to give me the strength to deal with the Phil Jackson wanna-bes.
If I have to run any of these idiots & they should follow me to my car, Lord please let me get to my glovebox before they get to me.

Amen!

Then, I listen to my resolution conflict & effective communication CDs over breakfast.
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Lord please let me get to my glovebox before they get to me.
I pity the fool that messes with the tref...
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Old Mon May 02, 2011, 01:08pm
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I roll out of the rack, hit my knees & ask the Lord to give me the strength to deal with the Phil Jackson wanna-bes.
You'll actually see that Phil Jackson is relatively calm during a game...he didn't receive a T this year. He does most of his "work" before/after the game.

Now Rick Carlisle (Dallas Mavericks) got wrong up 10 times this year along with Stan Van Gundy (Orlando Magic) 9 times.
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Old Mon May 02, 2011, 01:31pm
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I roll out of the rack, hit my knees & ask the Lord to give me the strength to deal with the Phil Jackson wanna-bes.
If I have to run any of these idiots & they should follow me to my car, Lord please let me get to my glovebox before they get to me.

Amen!

Then, I listen to my resolution conflict & effective communication CDs over breakfast.
Although a bit dramatic, I appreciate the detail.

If that's what I needed to do prior to working an AAU tournament, I might reconsider.
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Old Mon May 02, 2011, 01:23pm
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Some people just don't go around living with the expectation of a bad thing happening, just to be surprised by all the good things. We each have our own way of thinking, more power to you and yours. Mine is working for me.
Let me get this straight. So if you go somewhere to work a game and you know the league you are about to work a game does not provide a shower, you go to the game expecting to get a shower? I do not know about you, but when I know certain things are likely, I approach that situation appropriately. I do not expect a AAU coach to behave in the same way a HS coach will when the HS coach has probably been trained or had some standards to be a coach of their team. An AAU coach can be a coach by fronting the money and being the person that makes all the decisions.

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If you're caught off guard by a chirping coach, then maybe you haven't experienced many chirping coaches, not necessarily that you're working an AAU game. I guess western PA is the only area of the country where you can find a chirping coach, from the opening tip mind you, at the all accountable interscholastic level.
Again, another fallacy. I have never been caught off guard by a coach, but I know I can say things to HS coaches and they will stop in their tracks. Again, HS coaches are representing more than just themselves or those kids. They are often representing a community and an administration. If they fly off the handle and use language and I eject them from a game, that information goes into their file for their job. And they will be automatically suspended for a game and depending on the further actions might lose games. I have been involved in both an AAU and HS game where a coach followed me and my partner after the game was over. The HS situations the coach have been suspended heavily and the AAU game they were able to coach the next game. It is absurd for you to say an official cannot handle a coach when they are aware of the actions that AAU coaches have been involved in.

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From my experience, I do believe the likelihood of knuckleheadedness exists at the AAU level. I just think it's more likely to happen inside the lines, which is why I pointed that out in my initial response.
That is not the experience of many officials I know. Another reason why many officials here and in many places refuse to work those games.

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I'm always looking to improve and all ears. Please share your methods of preparing for an AAU tournament coach.
I do not have any special methods. I just know that things I say to a HS coach are likely to work and an AAU coach they will not likely work. This is not upsetting to me, just a fact when you work AAU games.

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JR - You have NEVER been caught off guard by a coach? You must either have a bunch of saints in Chicago or you have them scared stiff!
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Old Thu May 05, 2011, 12:34pm
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I have worked AAU over the years from Nationals, Showcases, and in between. AAU coaches seem to be less coaches and more of players themselves. Most of them act like kids and you generally see more coaches get kicked out, tech'd, or told to shutup than you would in a High School game. It is very frustrating and can be very annoying. But in the end I have a good time with it. Its funny to see how a lot of coaches act while I am waiting for another game to start.
This quote is once again why I wanted to make sure it was "understood" that "that" mikeb is NOT "this" Mike B.

"Shut up" is certainly not a practiced method of mine for asking a coach to try and limit the direction of his yelling in the direction of his players.
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Old Thu May 05, 2011, 01:25pm
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This quote is once again why I wanted to make sure it was "understood" that "that" mikeb is NOT "this" Mike B.

"Shut up" is certainly not a practiced method of mine for asking a coach to try and limit the direction of his yelling in the direction of his players.
I don't understand what your trying to prove to anyone?
I don't care what a coach says to his players thats between him,the player, the team, and maybe the parents. So you saying that is based on your own opinion not mine. I would not care if a coach is yelling at his players thats not my business and not yours. I am there to officiate the game.
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Old Thu May 05, 2011, 01:35pm
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I don't understand what your trying to prove to anyone?
I don't care what a coach says to his players thats between him,the player, the team, and maybe the parents. So you saying that is based on your own opinion not mine. I would not care if a coach is yelling at his players thats not my business and not yours. I am there to officiate the game.
That's not what he was saying, he's saying he would never tell a coach to shut up.

The comment on yelling was meant like this: "Coach, yell at your players, not me."
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