Is this substitution or participation issue?

[Maineac]

          You could respond : "Coach, I was focused on the play about to happen, NOT where his shoelaces were  "
         
       

You could, but I wouldn’t. Maybe something along the lines of  “that’s the way that is officiated, and we’ll do it the same way for you.”

[Ralph Damren]

You could, but I wouldn’t. Maybe something along the lines of  “that’s the way that is officiated, and we’ll do it the same way for you.”

That's a nice way to say it, you must be from Maine  . Your coach's response would be "AYUH, 'SPECT  ".