The worst a coach said to me this year

[Tom Hinrichs]

Our wings do a great job of working with coaches and handling sidelines. They try to keep coaches informed (penalty #'s, when the clock will start, injured players etc.) Most of the time, when a team has not worked with us before, we start out as suspects and end up as prospects. By the middle of the first quarter or so, the coaches realize that we will communicate, answere questions etc. and stop worrying about us and go on with what they have to do.

We try not to let anyone's emotional behavior effect the way we conduct ourselves. We will get a coach an answer in a timely manner-and get on with the game. If the coach does not like the answer he gets-we allow him to do most of the talking, and go on with our business.

This seems to work.

We don't put up with a lot from assistant coaches, but will answer communicate if questions are asked respectfully.

You cannot completly blow off assistant coaches- they do grow up to become head coaches, and some of those guys have long memories.