Quarreling between coaches and officials

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bainsey

I say it every pre-game.

"Question anything you like, as long as you're civil about it."

That's a long pregame.

[johnny d]

Originally Posted by BryanV21

Stupid questions can be annoying, but I'd rather a coach ask them than get frustrated and do something worthy of a tech later.

That is a great sentiment. Unfortunately, telling the coaches in the pregame they need to ask questions in a civil manner is not going to have any impact on their actions during the game. They already know this. What it will do is lead to some idiot asking a dumbass question and then following up with well you said ask anything. I think a statement reminding them that they are expected to act professionally/respectfully gets the same point across. It is just as ineffective, but it is less open-ended and will lead to less smartass comments.

[Raymond]

"Coach, if you are going to yell at us, please be in the box."