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Forum: Basketball Wed Dec 21, 2011, 12:54pm

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge And that is naive if you think that is the case... And that is naive if you think that is the case all the time. There are players that feel they can talk to me because we share some features that they will not say things to others that wear the same...

Forum: Basketball Wed Dec 21, 2011, 12:51pm

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge When do players talk to us seriously when they... When do players talk to us seriously when they are not whining? That is the vast majority of the time they say anything to us unless we address them first. And even then I do not call them by their...

Forum: Basketball Wed Dec 21, 2011, 12:47pm

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge :rolleyes: I know you can really late to... :rolleyes: I know you can really late to this conversation. I do not need to re-post them, but I said previously in this very thread that I do not allow players to call me by my first name and...

Forum: Basketball Wed Dec 21, 2011, 12:26pm

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge I do not want to be approached by players, that... I do not want to be approached by players, that is what their coach is for. And I hardly have a problem talking to coaches. But considering the things I read you say about situations, I certainly...

Forum: Basketball Wed Dec 21, 2011, 12:24pm

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge I can only speak for me. I did not say you were... I can only speak for me. I did not say you were wrong. I said what I do. You and I could work together and if you use only your first name it would not bother me. I would just say my full name and we...

Forum: Basketball Wed Dec 21, 2011, 12:22pm

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge That is why I almost never use their first name.... That is why I almost never use their first name. I have done it, but it is probably so rare that I can count on one hand over my career when it happens. And I always feel uneasy if I think to use a...

Forum: Basketball Wed Dec 21, 2011, 12:17pm

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge Tell them they are not allowed to call me by my... Tell them they are not allowed to call me by my first name. It is pretty simple. Peace

Forum: Basketball Wed Dec 21, 2011, 12:10pm

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge We are talking about players; we are not talking... We are talking about players; we are not talking about coaches. But if you need that to be understood, yes coaches can call me by my first name as that is about the only way to identify each...

Forum: Basketball Wed Dec 21, 2011, 11:38am

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge Great 5000 post. ;) Peace Great 5000 post. ;) Peace

Forum: Basketball Wed Dec 21, 2011, 11:26am

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge I love Rich, but this I totally agree with you on... I love Rich, but this I totally agree with you on this one. Rich started the "I am Rich" thing. For the record I will say again, I always say my full name to captains and coaches. They are not...

Forum: Basketball Wed Dec 21, 2011, 09:21am

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge Really don't care. ;) Peace Really don't care. ;) Peace

Forum: Basketball Wed Dec 21, 2011, 08:52am

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge It can sound any way you like. But when I played... It can sound any way you like. But when I played ball and sports and if I even thought to act like these kids do today, my parents would have went out on the court and pulled me off the court...

Forum: Basketball Wed Dec 21, 2011, 08:31am

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge It does not really matter to what you say in the... It does not really matter to what you say in the introduction, but I want to make it clear I am not their peer. I save the first name to people I meet socially. I am not talking to players and even...

Forum: Basketball Wed Dec 21, 2011, 12:52am

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge Well then I will be on a high horse then. I was... Well then I will be on a high horse then. I was raised in a place where adults were adults and children were children. Sorry if you like your kids talking to you any kind of way and the only way they...

Forum: Basketball Wed Dec 21, 2011, 12:06am

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge Well anytime I go in to a bank or I call a... Well anytime I go in to a bank or I call a company that I do business with on the phone they say Mr or Mrs to their customers (cable, electric, gas or phone company). And yes they know my name,...

Forum: Basketball Tue Dec 20, 2011, 11:41pm

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge I find it funny that people get all up in a bunch... I find it funny that people get all up in a bunch of coaches or players say something to them, then they want to tell others how they prefer to be addressed. It is no more of a high horse than folks...

Forum: Basketball Tue Dec 20, 2011, 04:14pm

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge I agree. I also think a social setting is very... I agree. I also think a social setting is very different than a formal or professional setting. Peace

Forum: Basketball Tue Dec 20, 2011, 02:24pm

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge And I do get that having grew up in rural... And I do get that having grew up in rural Illinois. People are usually very respectful and call people by their last name with Mr or Mrs in front. It is when I got to the suburbs or kids from the...

Forum: Basketball Tue Dec 20, 2011, 01:51pm

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge Actually this is more cultural. I grew up with a... Actually this is more cultural. I grew up with a African-American, Southern upbringing. Everyone in my family except for a very small few exceptions were born in the south (Alabama or Florida). And...

Forum: Basketball Tue Dec 20, 2011, 01:06pm

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge I did not say anything about values being better.... I did not say anything about values being better. I said they are not adults and I was not raised to call adults when I was in HS by their first name. Remember Rich you made the point of what you...

Forum: Basketball Tue Dec 20, 2011, 01:01pm

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge I get that, but was commenting only because it... I get that, but was commenting only because it sounded like there was something wrong with someone wanting to be referred to by players by their first name. I am not their social equal, they are not...

Forum: Basketball Tue Dec 20, 2011, 12:23pm

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge No child is calling me by my first name. I was... No child is calling me by my first name. I was not raised that way and I do not even call people that were adults when I was a child by their first name. It is a sign of respect and values IMO. ...

Forum: Basketball Tue Dec 20, 2011, 01:33am

Replies: 121 Captains meeting Views: 7,995 Posted By JRutledge Ask the coaches, "Are your player's properly... Ask the coaches, "Are your player's properly equip?" Identify speaking captains. Sportsmanship talk. Cover any unusual ground rules that might apply (extremely rare now). Ask my...

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