Dealing with Refs
One of the most important issues teams have to deal with during games is also one that is completely out of a coaches control. The issue that I speak about is the officiating of a given game. As a coach you need to have a few guidelines that you follow when it comes to game officials. This list is compiled with the idea that refs are humans and will make mistakes like we all do. As coaches we need to teach our players that part of the game experience is dealing with and respecting the calls officials make. No matter how bad a call may be and no matter how crucial a point in the game that call may have been made you need to teach your kids to rise above calls that may justly or unjustly go against them. What this means is do not let calls by officials ruin the focus the team needs to bring the game home. Guidelines for players towards officials: Don't let a call that may go against you affect your focus. Don't waste your energy arguing calls with the officials. Ne...