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The main thing that annoys me is the lack of rule knowledge from the coaches, even at the HS level. Hearing constant, "over the back" and "reach" and "call it both ways" from coaches does not endear me to them at all. Same with the yell for the phantom travel. One time I was at an 8th grade game waiting to coach my baseball team. Some of the players recognized me as a ref and asked about travelling. I asked them who knew what the rule for travelling is? Every one had different answers involving the number of steps.
Hostile coaches lead to hostile players and hostile fans and the quickest way to an ugly game is to allow angry and incessant criticism from a coach who doesn't know the rules of the game. I will not tolerate constant whining, profanity or any sort of personal comment or gesture directed at me by a coach, nor will I allow counting in any way, particularly of calls I "missed." If a coach is a blowhard and clearly doesn't know what he's yelling about, he will more than likely have a shorter leash than the guy who's more tactful and intelligent.
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