What high school coaches want

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Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I agree with all but one of them.
You can talk to a coach who is GETTING EXCITED AND STARTING TO GET out of control. For a coach who is out of control, you need to penalize the poor behavior.

There is a difference between GETTING EXCITED / STARTING TO GET out of control and a coach that is out of control.

As officials we need to be aware of what has elevated the level of excitement and address the coach quickly so that they do not cross the line. We have to understand the investment that coaches have in their teams and allow them a certain amount of emotion.

If we ignore a coach who has become frustrated and is more excited as a result, we need to use all the tools available to give the coach a chance to regain their composure.

Of course there are going to be situations when we will have to penalize immediately, but officials that instantly jump into the penalty faze are just using their hammer because they have one.