Statisticians on the sidelines

[JugglingReferee]

I don't worry about statisticians or athletic trainers. But, they also may not comment on calls. Every now and again (every other year), I find one that will voice the innocent comment about a spot or something.

[trocared]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

I don't worry about statisticians or athletic trainers. But, they also may not comment on calls. Every now and again (every other year), I find one that will voice the innocent comment about a spot or something.

good for you...as I find one (or two) that will voice not-so-innocent comments every other quarter. Unless they start talking nasty about my geneology or body parts, I try to ignore them as long as they stay where they are allowed to stay.
cheers,
tro

[Texas Aggie]

We had a stat guy the other night that came up to us before the game. Said he would be roaming the his team's sideline but not doing any coaching. I've got no problem with that and after one TD and try, I even compared notes with him on penalties!

[Jim D]

I will allow a stat guy to come up into the coaches box to get the play from the coach but then he has to get back behind the 2 yard restraining line. No trainers, stat guys etc. - only 3 coaches. Players giving signals can come up into to box to give signals, but then they step back.

Last week I told the get back coach to have the two gentlemen in suits back up out of the area. He laughed and said "Do you really want me to tell the AD and the principal to move". I said I did so he moved them back.

[HLin NC]

I've had one brief problem with a stat guy in 14 years. Guy was standing right beside me, late in the 2nd qtr.- I say " I need you to move, please." He moves, almost undetectable.

I say "I told you to move." He replies "I did" After the play was over I find the HC- "Coach, your stat guy is about to lose his job and cost you some yards." I then explained the events that had just happened.

At the end of halftime, stat guy comes to me, apologizing profusely, "Sir"ing me to death. He then never got within 10 feet of me the whole second half.

[Bad Mood Risin]

If they're not saying anything and out of the way, they can do their job anywhere they want to go, outside the 2-yard restraining line.

Had one guy who was a school's cross country coach and kept stats, wearing a coach's shirt identical to the staff, decide he was going to provide some editorial comments. I told him to knock it off or he was going to cost his team 15. He said he was working for the newspaper, not the school. Didn't matter, he looked like a coach to me and I was going to treat him as such (in addition to the simple fact that he is, in fact, a coach at that school and I knew it.)

He stopped bothering me.