Some coaches just dont get it!

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by LDUB

That is just wrong. They are not respecting you. You just said that they are saying insults and intending for you to hear it! How is that respecting you

In reality they are just being a coward and are too afraid to say it to your face.

It is worth noting that Robert is not an official. Evidently our job is to be the verbal punching bags for cowards.

[buckrog64]

Some coaches know very little about the rules. They think they know them by heart, and there will always be those types of coaches. It's annoying getting into a whizzing contest over this because nothing will convince these types of coaches otherwise. Same as the officials who think after one season of j-high and jv they're ready for at least D-III football. Maybe states should require that every coach take the on-line open book test every year or two so they will spend at least some time in a rule book. I've had guys tell me it's okay to hit someone laying on the ground with the ball even if the whistle hasn't blown. I've had guys tell me only two men can go downfield on punts until the ball is kicked. I've had guys tell me all sorts of stuff over the years and the kids hear the coach and it affects them. And all I can do is make my point with the coach, knowing full well if I'm right or not. If it goes far enough and they won't shut up, my only resort is to bring out the big bad yellow flag. When it gets personal, as it did once in my case, I don't waste any more time with them.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Welpe

It is worth noting that Robert is not an official. Evidently our job is to be the verbal punching bags for cowards.

Coach (to his team): Guys, you're going to have to get to work out there, since the officials are robbing us today!

Welpe: [throws flag during dead ball, whistles]

White hat: After the play, USC, defense, 15 yards!

Coach: (to Welpe): Hey, I wasn't talking to you!

Welpe: No problem -- I wasn't talking to you either.

[parepat]

White Hat

Curious as to why you had the sideline warning and the USC? Where was your wing?

[whitehat]

Parepat,
...bringing us back to the original post....;-)

the sideline warning I initialy threw was early in the game and due to the coach being out of the box (on about the 15 yard line and out on the filed a a yard or so...and yelling...)so the warning flag was to get his attention. I assume the best with coaches, at least initially, and since this was early I had hoped the flag would do the trick. ...later in the game the I threw the USC flag after he loudly protested a call and he just wouldn't let it go.
The wing, sad to say, was a bit inexperienced and perhpas was a little intimidated by the coach IMO.
At R, of course being out in the middle of the field we (I) don't hear everything on the sideline from that distance. I did routinely ask my wing how things were over there and he said he thought things were OK...
My warning and the USC flag were both thrown by me after runs to that coaches sideline and I coulld hear him plainly.

I am enjoying the discussion here. ...

[ajmc]

When comments like, "you're the only one who saw that (or heard that)" are tossed at you, a workable response is, "I'm the only one who needs to".