Dealing with coaches...

[Adam]

Ignore if you can.

If it gets distracting and you can't, tell him politely that the running commentary needs to stop.

If that fails, an ABS T might be in order.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Adam

Ignore if you can.

If it gets distracting and you can't, tell him politely that the running commentary needs to stop.

If that fails, an ABS T might be in order.

Exactly what I had to do in camp this past weekend. Somehow every one of my games I got the same team (defending state champions from what I understood).

In the 2nd quarter of the 3rd game the coach comments to me 3 straight times down the court, all essentially about the same play. I turn and tell the coach "I can't have a running commentary from you".

I did not hear another word from him the rest of the game. Methinks he was just testing me to see what he could get away with.