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Dealing With Coaches… Common Sense on the Sideline. Ohio Valley Conference 2011 Clinic. Rule Number One. You cannot misquote silence !!!!. A good example of silence. Another good example. Sometimes we have to talk to the coach. Rule Number Two.
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Dealing With Coaches…Common Sense on the Sideline Ohio Valley Conference 2011 Clinic
Rule Number One • You cannot misquote silence !!!!
Rule Number Two • There is NO right way to say the wrong thing !!!!
Rule Number Three • There are many wrong ways to say the right thing!!!!
Keep in mind….. • This is our hobby.
Keep in mind…. • This is our hobby. • This is their job.
Keep in mind…. • This is our hobby. • This is their job • Understand the angle they are coming from.
Keep in mind…. • This is our hobby. • This is their job. • Understand the angle they are coming from. • We are not umpiring an MLB game.
Keep this in mind…. • This is our hobby. • This is their job. • Understand the angle they are coming from. • We are not umpiring an MLB game. • Cut them some slack…..when deserved.
Keep this in mind…. • This is our hobby. • This is their job. • Understand the angle they are coming from. • We are not umpiring an MLB game. • Cut them some slack…..when deserved. • Loosing our cool (or worse)with a coach will result in a lot of conversations next week with a lot of people.
Rule Number Four • Irrational emotionalism is the enemy of rational conversation !!!!