Just the 2 of us

Indianaref · #1 (**permalink**) Tue Dec 04, 2012, 01:16pm

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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

Wow. My goodness. Do you guys work a 5-man crew, 3 guys on the court, and one sitting next to each coach so someone can have conversations with him?

Almost all of these 1-liners are too long to be said without compromising your ability to officiate the next play.

The advice above all this was better. Ignore statements, and back up your partner - "Coach, I'm not going to listen to complaints about my partner" - or just T it up if it's egregious the first time.

My goodness????????? What you recommend in your statement is exactly what's in my guidelines!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JRutledge · #2 (**permalink**) Tue Dec 04, 2012, 01:24pm

Sorry, that is what came to mind first.

That being said, I would not respond to statements and let the coach hang himself after that point with some other comment.

I have asked "Are you questioning my integrity" before and usually that stops them in their tracks with that kind of rhetoric and comments.

Peace

Raymond · #3 (**permalink**) Tue Dec 04, 2012, 03:49pm

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I have asked "Are you questioning my integrity" before and usually that stops them in their tracks with that kind of rhetoric and comments.

Peace

I've used that a couple times. You can also throw them off their game by asking "Coach, do you have a specific question you need answered?"

MD Longhorn · #4 (**permalink**) Tue Dec 04, 2012, 01:48pm

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My goodness????????? What you recommend in your statement is exactly what's in my guidelines!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"My goodness" was wrt to the verbosity of several of those conversations with the coach. We don't generally have time for a conversation.

Indianaref · #5 (**permalink**) Tue Dec 04, 2012, 01:54pm

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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

"My goodness" was wrt to the verbosity of several of those conversations with the coach. We don't generally have time for a conversation.

None of the statements are long or wordy.

tomegun · #6 (**permalink**) Tue Dec 04, 2012, 02:11pm

My fellow Hoosier, I also think that is a lot to say or even remember. It is always iffy when people suggest what someone else should say to a coach. The best thing to do it communicate using the (brief) language that comes naturally. I have an early season evaluation that proves some coaches will receive whatever you say how they want to anyway. Why bother with a lot of extra?

MD Longhorn · #7 (**permalink**) Tue Dec 04, 2012, 03:59pm

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Originally Posted by Indianaref

None of the statements are long or wordy.

Oh. OK. I guess I'm the only one that thought so.

Adam · #8 (**permalink**) Tue Dec 04, 2012, 04:20pm

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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

Oh. OK. I guess I'm the only one that thought so.

I thought they were a bit long. Anything longer than six or seven words, for me, needs to be reserved for a conversation that fits into a coach's timeout.