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Jarrod
I will take you on face value that you really want to learn about some of the issues you find yourself dealing with. My advice is that you spend some time in here reading the discussions of game management issues (defined as how a ref "manages" a game), how to determine when to call a foul, crowd/coach/timer/scorer/announcer issues that refs have to handle, etc. You have raised a lot of issues that many fans raise, and in a similar fashion as these fans. That is, you haven't read the rule book let alone delved into a discussion of how that thing is supposed to be interpreted.
This is not meant as a slam - just an observation from one who also joined this forum with a similarly uninformed position (although I owned and had read the rulebook, I didn't know how to piece it all together, and I never reffed - still haven't!). I now have an entirely different level of understanding after engaging in some of these discussions. I have a very good knowledge of the rules and a snese of how they should apropriately be enforced.
I will grant you that there are bad apples in refs, players, coaches, and yes, even announcers. Most do not realize they are bad apples. Many don't take a whole lot of time to reflect on how their behavior contributes the situations in which they find themselves (nor do they care to). Here is an opportunity for you to do so, and you will find that many on this forum use this place to think about what they do well, and where they can improve.
I find myself watching some games and wishing that the level of reffing was better to make a game beter. But even when I find myself thinking this, I don't really think badly of the refs because I know how hard the job is. It can be hard to find enough quality refs to staff every varsity and JV game in the area with officials that can handle the job really well. But those that are out there are generally trying, they just may not have all the skills we would prefer to see in every ref. But their presence is allowing the contest to occur, so give them some credit and enjoy the game for what it is.
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