Past History with a Coach

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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

He had better get exactly the same leash you would have given him had the previous game not happened... or you are not doing your job.

Fair point but not realistic and not reflective of doing or not doing my job IMO. At the end of the day, a big part of a job as an official is dealing with people. The reality is that while you treat everyone fairly and professionally, you don't treat everyone the same or every situation the same.

So I'm not going out looking for a quick T or taking baggage from the last game into this one but I am going to be honest in saying that it may take a little less than it usually would for me to address his comments.

I guess what I'm really saying is that I learned from my first experience with this coach that I probably should have addressed him earlier and potentially avoided the situation that ensued had I done so. I will not repeat that again with him tonight while being mindful of not being the one who causes a problem.

And no, I would not bring it up in pre-game.

I've already decided that I will. I'm working with two guys I'm fairly comfortable with and previous experience with teams/coaches is a normal part of pre-games around here.

I do think it needs to be brought up in a thoughtful manner though which is one of the reasons I posted on here.