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Originally Posted by so cal lurker
A varsity ref doing a middle school game should not have the same thick skin at that game. Not for himself, but for the newbie doing the next game.
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That was my situation tonight. Middle school coach calls timeout specifically to call me over to discuss a couple of no calls. After giving him more explanation than I should have, then being informed we were not going to discuss any more calls the rest of the night, as I walked away he said "then call it both ways!" He found himself coaching from the bench the rest of the night. MS coaches don't always get experienced refs who will take care of inappropriate behavior in front of the kids. Maybe his behavior will be better the rest of the season.
To his credit, he sought me after the game to apologize.