The coach that's just a jerk
We've all dealt with "that coach," the worst type of coach–the one that's just a jerk. He's arrogant, thinks he's above the game, doesn't care to work with us or show even the slightest appreciation for what we do, and makes snide comments on every call that goes against his team.
My question is, what tricks if any do you use to deal with these type of coaches? |
I know someone who can "take care of" guys like that. He only accepts cash. :eek:
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You can't be afraid to take care of business with coaches who toe and/or cross the line like that. You shouldn't have to take your focus off the players to deal with the coach....he's making your job more difficult (and it's already a difficult job). Taking care of business doesn't necessarily mean a T, but you need to assert your authority as soon as you hear something that is going to lead you down that path. If he wants to hurt his team after you've warned him, let him. |
We have one school in our area who is blocked in Arbiter by a good number of officials for the fact that its boys' varsity coach is a prototypical jackass. I know an assigner that once told a coach that no officials would work his games because he was a jerk.
I don't let coaches be jerks to me on the court, plain and simple. I will play nice to see if he'll do the same, but if he insists on being a jerk, he'll get himself seatbelted and if that doesn't do it, he can go to the locker room (and probably block me in Arbiter). |
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Mark, Jr., and I also accept electronic funds transfers to our off shore bank account in the Cayman Islands. Just call us at 1-800-WHACKEM. MTD, Sr. |
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Years ago, at an IAABO Fall Rules Interpreters Conference, between sessions, Hank Nichols was asked by a young official what was his criteria for T-ing up a coach. Hank's response was: "When he acts like an idiot." MTD, Sr. |
Ignore them if I know they are that way. Then just T them up if they cannot get the hint. Usually a look or a sarcastic remark from me does the trick too.
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This past fall, I officiated a game involving him. I made up my mind I'd ignore the guy as necessary and only acknowledge time-out requests, legitimate questions, and anything that violated the three p's. TL;DR – I agree with Rut (though I'm not sure I'd use the sarcastic comment no matter how much I might think it in my head :D) |
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The italicized portion is all I care about and it will get addressed by me after the 2nd or 3rd comment. |
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If he does it again, then be very clear about issuing him a warning. Some will say to make this warning public so it shows up on tape, but if there's a tape it'll show me talking to him and that's good enough for me. After the warning, a T almost always puts a stop to it. If that doesn't work, the 2nd T will. I don't ignore it for a couple of reasons. First, it almost always escalates as the game progresses. The coach is feeling his boundaries. Second, it has a high possibility of inciting the crowd around him. |
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No coach has license to act a fool from tip to horn. To steal an oft-used phrase from the members of this board: "You promote what you permit." |
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