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Originally Posted by WhistlesAndStripes
As far as I’m concerned, this is the fault of YMCA league officials failure to hold their parents and coaches accountable for the values of sportsmanship they claim they stand for. As officials, we can only do so much. If league officials won’t back us, or take extra steps when the same parents and coaches constantly get out of line, many of us will choose to spend our time doing something besides putting up with that crap.
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And according to him, we don't care about getting better or giving back by choosing to spend our time elsewhere.
Quite frankly, I don't owe anything to "the kids." Playing basketball is a privilege. If the kids' parents and coaches and the league directors run off all the officials, too bad.