As a player or coach, how do you work with the referees who are officiating your game? Or are you in a constant battle with them to try to get them to make the “right” call?
Today I interviewed an experienced basketball referee to find out the best ways to “deal with the zebras” wearing the referee jerseys during your games. A lot of it comes down to common sense and simply respecting that officials have a difficult job to do. The best ones know that they are not perfect (and I even got my interviewee to say that he might have missed a call at some point in his career as a basketball referee).
Here is a link to the audio recording of the interview…
“What Coaches need to know about the Zebras”
[I am working on a transcript of the interview for those who would prefer to read instead of listen. Check back here tomorrow.]
In the meantime, please leave your comments, reactions and questions in the comment section below. What has worked for you? Do you have a story involving referees that at the time wasn’t very funny but with time you were able to see the humor? We would love to hear about it… so leave a comment below!