Sportsmanship and its decline

[Ed Hickland]

A great set of articles. A must read for officials, coaches, fans and players.

As for coaches doing any evaluation of officials. It is much the same as the fox evaluating the hens.

Totally objective evaluations are what is needed. A coach evaluating calls means he did not look at no-calls. The 12 calls that decide a game. No call ever truly decided a game. The call is made because it was there.

Coaches who blame officials often are the reason fans react the way they do.

I heard an official say don't make those calls because coaches don't like them. As an official I don't like those calls either. My suggestion -- have the coach tell the player(s) to not make those fouls.