Dealing with the coaches and the bench. The Coach’s Job To convey tactical instructions To make...

Dealing with the coaches and the bench

The Coach’s Job

• To convey tactical instructions

• To make decisions on substitutions

• To control the team’s attitude and behavior

• To control an individual player’s attitude and behavior

• To manage the bench area

It is NOT

the coach’s job

to

Sometimes they just need to be reminded…

COACH REFEREE

SO…

Before the game begins:

• Be cordial

• Be confident

• Be professional

• Do not put yourself above the coach

• Do not put yourself above the game

• Do not be confrontational

• It’s all about ATTITUDE

Referee Needs to

• Introduce yourself • Ask who will be conveying tactical instructions • Who will be asking for substitutions• Have the substitutions in bibs all the time.• Set a location for the bench area unless one is marked

How to Deal with Coaches

During the game:

• Be in position to make the critical decisions

• Use a hard, strong whistle

• Use strong signals

• Show confidence in your decisions

How to Deal with Coaches

How to Deal with Coaches

Comments

We need to decide if the comments are

• Emotional Outbursts

• Dissent

• Offensive, Insulting, or Abusive Language

Emotional Outbursts

• Said in the heat of the moment

• Usually confined to one comment

• Does not persist

• Not a personal attack on the referee or his/her authority

• “Come on, ref!”

• “That was a foul!”

Emotional Outbursts

• Ignore the comment

• Give a quick, stern look

• Give a quick comment

• “No, coach!”

Dissent

Persists past the one comment

• Not a personal attack, but starts to challenge the referee’s authority

• May throw or kick things at the bench area (clipboard, water bottles)

• Makes a spectacle of the situation

How to deal with Dissent

• At a stoppage, go to the coach

• Ask – Tell – Dismiss

• Be calm, confident, firm, and professional

• Do not get into an argument…Make your comments and get out of there!

If we give a final warning (Tell) and the problem persists,

WE MUST

FOLLOW THROUGH!

Why Coaches Dissent

In the eyes of the coach:• The referee does not appear professional• The referee does not know the Laws• The referee is not in the correct position to

make a decision• The referee does not recognize a foul• The referee is not recognizing persistent

infringement• The referee is not recognizing tactical fouls

Offensive, Insulting, or Abusive Language

• The comments/behavior have gone beyond dissent

• Inappropriate language or gestures are used

• The comments have crossed the line and are now personal

Offensive, Insulting, or Abusive Language

• Whether you stop the game or wait for a natural stoppage, the coach MUST be Dismissed

• Go towards the bench area (but keep a safe distance) tell the coach he is being dismissed from the game and must leave the field and its vicinity

• Be calm, confident, firm, and professional

Offensive, Insulting, or Abusive Language

• Do not restart the game until he or she has left the field

• In a youth game, if there is no assistant coach, the game must be replaced by an adult with ID

• If the game was stopped to remove the coach, play must be restarted with a dropped ball

• After the game, be sure to include a detailed account of the incident in a supplemental report

Higher Levels of Coaching

Today’s coaches are:

more knowledgeable

recruiting higher skilled players

developing better teams at younger ages

Dealing With Spectators

Before the game begins:

• Deal with spectator issues through coaches

• Have spectators moved from the bench area to appropriate areas

• You may ask spectators to move back from the touchline before you start the game and during the game

Dealing with Spectators

During the game:

• Never engage a spectator in conversation

• If the spectator interferes with the game or your ability to manage the game:– At a stoppage of play go to the home team

coach and get them to deal with the spectator– Have the coach or administrator remove the

problem spectator

Dealing with Spectators

• After the Game:

• If game was contentious:– Wait for the spectators to leave– Leave with security – Always leave as a team

• If game was not a problem– Leave quickly as a team– Write report away from the spectator

It is NOT

the spectator’s job

to