Crossing the Line

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Originally Posted by ajmc

one remedy might be to calmly walk over to the sideline, speak directly to the coach, as privately as possible and suggest something to the effect of,, "Coach you made your point, I heard you, so there's no point repeating it or dwelling on it. Let's play ball".

Then if he continues, whatever happens is on him.

I would be very careful with this one. It could be viewed as you trying to show him up. There is only one good thing and many bad things can come from that conversation. Not that it is wrong, just not my first choice. My suggestion would be to continue to my position and get play going again. (Only bad things happen during dead ball periods, remember )

Coach is an adult and is expected to be responsible for his/her actions without needing a warning regardless of the situation. I may give him that initial comment to get it off his chest as long as he keeps it to the call. If he continues or if he begins to attack me or my crew on a personal level ("you are terrible", "you have no business on the field", etc) then I'm more than likely going to come out with a flag.

Coach can't usurp your authority on the field unless you unwittingly abdicate it for them