Past History with a Coach

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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I am most definitely bringing up any past history with a coach to my partners in our pre-game

+1

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Agreed. That's the kind of thing they need to know so that no one is taken by surprise by anything the Coach might say or do...don't need to have the "Man, that came out of nowhere!" "Well, actually..." conversation after something stupid happens.

Indeed.

MDLonghorn- Curious as to your reasoning for NOT mentioning this.

Originally Posted by johnny d

I have different leashes for different coaches based on my past experiences with each of them. If I know a guy is a jackass and isnt going to stop once he gets started or is just going to whine and cry all game long about stupid stuff, I am going to shut him down quick. On the other hand, if the guy hardly ever says a word and coaches his team instead of complaining about officiating all game long, I will tend to give this guy a longer leash with the assumption that there is a good chance we missed something significant to get him fired up.

Exactly. A better and more descriptive version of the point I was making earlier.