Grumpy Coach

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by CDcoach
Haha JR...well if you got coaches complaining when it is in thier favor then you might as well just forget it...lol...you are toast!

I do not know why I would be toast, because coaches are like trains, one comes around every 15 minutes. Chances are I will be around longer than most coaches at a particular school.

Originally posted by CDcoach

More of what I mean by "ignore me" if just acknow;edge the fact that you heard me and you didn't see it that way and then ignore the rest of the argument and let the coach know you've got to keep the game moving and you'd be happy to explain at a break. About 80% of the time he will be cooled off by then and realize it was just a small thing in a bigger picture. I guess I'd just think a lot of arguments could be avoided by the official just giving the coach a couple minutes...but then again I've seen some pretty persistent guys...and 90% of the time my team will kick thier arse because they are too worried about a call 5 minutes ago to play...

I can tell you are rather infamous coach in my area that would not apply to at all.

But seriously, that might work for you, but not all coaches. That is the only point I am making. Because in my experience and many other officials I know, there are coaches that will complain no matter what is going on. You can give them all the explainations and they still complain. You can give them a complete explaination of what you called, and they still complain. And usually, coaches try to debate with officials based on what "they think" the rules are. I had a coach last year that tried to tell me what intentional grounding was. He called a timeout to have a conference with me and all he did was debate what the rule was.

The story that Mike told was very typical of many coaches I have delt with and what other officials have dealt with. And from what it sounds like, if you are telling us the complete truth about your complaining, you have most things in persective. But some of your brethren seem to not get it at all. They think coaching is about yelling and screaming at officials all day. They do not realize that the Bo Schembeckler(sp?), Bobby Knight, Bill Parcells or a John Gruden all have a method to the madness when they complain to officials. Especially at the HS level.

Peace