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DEALING WITH COACHES. 2008 OVC CLINIC. PROFESSIONALISM. AND COMMUNICATION. BE A PROFESSIONAL. DO -Always introduce yourself to the head coach. BE A PROFESSIONAL. DO -Always introduce yourself to the head coach.
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DEALING WITH COACHES 2008 OVC CLINIC
PROFESSIONALISM AND COMMUNICATION
BE A PROFESSIONAL • DO-Always introduce yourself to the head coach.
BE A PROFESSIONAL • DO-Always introduce yourself to the head coach. • DON’T-Address them by their first or last name without starting out with “Coach”.
BE A PROFESSIONAL • DO-Address the coaches with respect.
BE A PROFESSIONAL • DO-Address the coaches with respect. • DON’T-Be a jokester.
BE A PROFESSIONAL • DO-Always stay under control.
BE A PROFESSIONAL • DO-Always stay under control. • Don’t-Loose your cool.
BE A PROFESSIONAL • DO-Admit to any mistakes your crew makes.
BE A PROFESSIONAL • DO-Admit to any mistakes your crew makes. • DON’T-Make excuses.
BE A PROFESSIONAL • DO-Be very aware of your body language.
BE A PROFESSIONAL • DO-Be very aware of your body language. • DON’T-Frown, smirk, or stand with your hands on your hips.
COMMUNICATE • Know the rules.
COMMUNICATE • Know the rules. • Know the down and distance.
COMMUNICATE • Know the rules. • Know the down and distance. • Know the foul that was called.
COMMUNICATE • Know the rules. • Know the down and distance. • Know the foul that was called. • Communicate this information to the side lines.
COMMUNICATE • Know the rules. • Know the down and distance. • Know the foul that was called. • Communicate this information to the side lines. • Answer reasonable questions by coaches.
COMMUNICATE • Know the rules. • Know the down and distance. • Know the foul that was called. • Communicate this information to the side lines. • Answer reasonable questions by coaches. • Don’t make comments such as “I don’t what he saw over there” or “I don’t know what he called”.
COMMUNICATE • Know the rules. • Know the down and distance. • Know the foul that was called. • Communicate this information to the side lines. • Answer reasonable questions by coaches. • Don’t make comments such as “I don’t what he saw over there” or “I don’t know what he called”. • Don’t comment on statements made by coaches about a call.
PLAY 1 • After roughing the passer call against his team the head coach steps across the side lines and yells to the linesman, “The referee is taking care of their quarterback like he is his son”. A proper response is…. • A) Coach he doesn’t even like his kids that much. • B) Shut up and get off the field. • C) Flag the head coach • D) Ignore it, it does not rate a response.
Play 2 • After a long game by the offense, the head coach yells to the line judge “When the hell is the umpire going to call holding?”. A proper response would be…… • A) How about when your team goes on offense. • B) Our umpire has not call a hold all year. • C) Flag the head coach. • D) Ignore it, it does not rate a response.
Play 3 • After a frustrating first half, a coach yells out to any official within hearing range, “At first I thought you were all just bad, but now I think you are a bunch of cheating MFs”. The best action would be • A) Tell the coach we do not cheat, we are just bad. • B) Warn the coach firmly that we will penalize this kind of outburst. • C) Flag the coach. • D) Ignore it does not rate a response.
Play 4 • An assistant coach tells the LJ that he wants a time out to discuss the last penalty enforcement because he thinks it was done incorrectly. The LJ should….. • A) Tell him not to waste a time out, we are right. • B) Grant the time out. • C) Ask him “Does Coach Smith (Head Coach) want to call a time out for this?” • D) Ignore the request.
Play 5 • After a DPI made by BJ an assistant coach tells the SJ “that was the worse call he has ever seen”. The SJ should tell him….. • A) Coach I have never heard that one before, try something new like “don’t quit your day job”. • B) Tell him “It looked clean from here, I don’t know what the BJ saw.” • C) Flag the coach. • D) Ignore it, does not rate a response.