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[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Every official gives a coach many opportunities to get mad. That has to do with the coach mostly, not the officials.

But some officials know how to handle those coaches better than others do. And being able to handle a coach is not mutually exclusive to being a good "game-calling" official. Being able to handle those coaches is still a weakness of mine. It's something I have to learn to do better just like I had to learn better judgment, how to hustle, how to run, how to get in position, how to adjudicate rules.

And sometimes those situations are not about calling the game at all. I was reminded in the last few hours about a situation I had this year where the timer got into it with a team scorer and they started yelling at each other. I was the Referee and had to calm the situation. The visiting coach also was involved and I had to make sure that everyone was on the same page and that the situation did not spill over into the actual game. That situation was all about dealing with people and part of the job description.

Peace