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Originally Posted by SD Referee
My experience officiating for free/volunteering is it's not that the coaches and parents are that bad. It's that most people have thin skin and one little comment turns them off from officiating. Most people aren't confident or skilled enough and the slightest of comments turns them off from volunteering/helping out. I just think more guys like ourselves could help out more. It doesn't make you a bad person if you don't.
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If the officials are working for free they shouldn’t have to tolerate any nonsense. Has nothing to do with having thin skin. And if you yourself tolerate crap in those settings, guess what? You’re part of the problem. If you care so much about giving back and getting people to stick with officiating, start putting your foot down and stop being passive and tolerating s*itty behavior.
There are too many officials that want to show everyone how tough they are that they think it’s beneath them to uphold sportsmanship standards (which is, by the way, a rule).
But I forgot, you’re the guy who went like 500+ games without whacking a coach.
