Gibby,

you last post was about as close to the truth as I have ever seen on thse forums in the way you handled a judegement call that you didn't agree with. Although I personally find it somewhat of a waste of time because you are never gonna get a call reversed. I think coaches who handle it like this just want to get their point across that they are displeased with the call. From an officials standpoint I don't mind this kind of stuff.

Using the word "clarification" won't stop you from getting a misconduct warning if the official feels like giving one. It is the context of the conference thats important not always the wording. What I mean by this is, if a call is made on teh edge of the mat and a conference called, most of the time the coach doesn't agree with the call, if you ask about the call then you are basically disagreeing with it. In any case Gibby's example is a good way to get your point across to make yourself feel better and maybe the wrestler if he's listening in (so that he thinks his coach is fighting for him). And its a way to not get an official mad at you. I only wish this could be the case when somewhat close calls are made. Unfortunatly too many coaches just staight up blow their lid and say, "That wasn't a takedown" and so on and so forth.

Gibby is correct, give the official the respect even if in your mind he made a bad call, be cautious with your words and tone, and he will respect you as a coach, and you are more likely to get a lot more mileage out of that.