When assigned with this official, I would treat him with the same kindness and respect I give to all of my officiating partners. Following the games, I might try to offer a few words of respectful advice with regard to his demeanor, positioning, and mechanics on the court. If he is disrespectful or unreceptive, I might contact the assignor about this official's behavior and, if the problems were particularly bad, I might request that the assignor not assign me to work with this official in the future. However, interaction with any partner, even those who are personally frustrating, should always be respectful and courteous, especially on the court in front of players and bench personnel.

griblets is dead on. There is no scenario that exists where you need to publicly reprimand another official. I honestly cannot thing of a less professional thing to do.

*I couldn't disagree more---you'all are just perpetuating bad behaviour--pls go and read the entirity of SAK's original post--the guy is out of options--hey all this is my final reply to this particular thread--we are all adults here and despite whatever advice is proffered in this thread, SAK will do what SAK will do:cool:

naw

OK then. I'll go one at a time.

1. The most effective way to fix this is not to publicly chastise the official. That's the quickest way to an argument on the court, which makes you both look bad and ruins both of your credibility on the court.

2. Sometimes, we have to choose between working in a league that gives us bad partners and not working. Not even close to the "worst" thing to do.

3. This is just ridiculous.

If I were to work with or observe an official using the inappropriate strategies suggested by Kansas Ref, I would e-mail the appropriate individuals to inform them of this behavior. There is absolutely no situation in which it is appropriate for an official to publicly chastise another official.