Coaches of physical teams...

[Multiple Sports]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I'm here to provide a service. Nothing else to do now that my season is over thanks to one more snowfall.

Your not at RMC or Va Wesleyan this weekend ??????

Someone needs to sit at the table

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Multiple Sports

Your not at RMC or Va Wesleyan this weekend ??????

Someone needs to sit at the table

If someone calls and asks, I'll be there. Actually got offered last year but already had tickets to see Bill Maher with my wife, so had to decline. Maybe that was my one and only chance.

Don't they need someone to sit at UMW also?

[Pantherdreams]

Coaches of physical teams that are vocal tend to fall into 1 of 3 categories in my experience.

1 - Howlers. They don't know a lot about basketball, generally coach at lower levels, and basically found/recruited/ended up with athletes that they want to be athletic and stronger. Their entire coaching strategy is play harder and they think getting louder and more fired up themselves fires up their kids. They are on their kids just wanting them to out work everyone and on officials so the kids/parents see them defending their kids and trying to get the game played they way they expect.

2 - Workers. The physical play is by design. They want to intimidate and dictate the tempo/style of game because they feel like it helps them win. The coach is vocal because he wants his kids working their angle and feels like working the officials is part of the job too.

3 - Marty McFly's - They are more concerned about a time past or future for their team then they are with you and that moment. They may have only had officials that let more go and now feel like you are screwing their kids, or they may in fact know better but understand that once your not in the gym for their next game, or on the road, or in a big game for them its probably not going to be called as tightly as this game and doesn't want his/her kids to change the way they play. So the coach is either vocally upset because you are the abnormality or wants the kids to know this isn't something they are concerned about happening regularly.

In all three cases it not about u. Its about their knowledge or lack there of, their priority or lack there of, or a game/experience that isn't about the job you are currently doing. In any case don't take it personally because its not and manage the game they way you and your association want a game managed. If they cross the line take care of buisness if they don't or its not worth it don't sweat the small stuff.