Question from a coach

[JRutledge]

Why do coaches always assume they know why officials are doing something or calling something one way or the other?

Is it possible that after 4-0, the other team adjusts and what was called is not happening any more? I am sometimes floored how because the game is not called the way a coach thinks, it is somehow a conspiracy as to why. Could it just be the teams adjusted and what was obviously a foul is harder to call?

Peace

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Why do coaches always assume they know why officials are doing something or calling something one way or the other?

What coaches, players and fans don't understand is that there's only 2 (or 3) people in the entire gym who don't care which team wins the game.

And no, I don't mean the guys at the concession stand.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

What coaches, players and fans don't understand is that there's only 2 (or 3) people in the entire gym who don't care which team wins the game.

Officials are on the court to be the only unbiased arbiters of the game. Officials are not concerned with who wins or loses, but only fairness and safety. Everyone else in that gym cares about winning, and therefore cannot look at the game objectively. Players commit fouls and violations; officials view those infractions, judge the action, and then apply the rules of the game to what they had viewed. The rules then determine the penalty.