The worst a coach said to me this year

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by parepat

The ones that are obsessed with side line warnings,

Is "obsessed with sideline warnings" equivalent to "using them when appropriate"?

In dealing with coaches I go by an axiom told to me by a wise old official. "Remember, this is our hobby and it is important to us, we work hard at it, but, coaching is this guys job."

That's all well and good, but it doesn't give the coach the right to abuse us and, in the case of the sidelines, it won't keep us from being sued when something happens like it did in Texas. That doesn't mean, of course, that we shouldn't be professional in our interaction with them.

[parepat]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Is "obsessed with sideline warnings" equivalent to "using them when appropriate"?

You know the kind of official I'm talking about, don't pretend you don't. Marv Levy coined the term "overofficious jerk"

That's all well and good, but it doesn't give the coach the right to abuse us and, in the case of the sidelines, it won't keep us from being sued when something happens like it did in Texas. That doesn't mean, of course, that we shouldn't be professional in our interaction with them.

Nothing in our society can preent us from getting sued as we all are painfully aware.

[Welpe]

Too true, but I try to inoculate myself wherever possible. What do you consider to be an improper sideline warning?