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Nice post footlocker, I agree. Unfortunately, I am really embarrassed so see a veteran member of this board feel the need to resort to name calling, ie. Bozo. Sure, this guy is venting, and maybe rightly so, who knows. Like I've never NEVER seen any venting about coaches on this board.
'Working the refs' at this level is definitely inappropriate. Likewise, as officials, even at this level of game we should do our best to treat the players, coaches, etc. with the same amount of respect as we do at the varsity level. These kids and coaches put in time, money, and effort too and don't deserve to have officials with flippant attitudes because it is a middle school game. We are the decision-makers on the court, but we too should be held accountable.
With that said, I think that the 'working the refs' comment this guy made, is being blown way out of proportion. When I read that a coach, at times, applauds referees for a good game, or tries to keep parents under control are qualities of a coach that are not always present in the coaches we see. I think this coach wants the best for his players and wants games called fairly. Gee, how unreasonable. In addition though, it does seem possible that this coach might not handle tough situations always in the correct manner and probably needs to work on that aspect of his coaching. I, for one, am not going to condemn him for this potential 'weak area' in his coaching. Nobody's perfect.
As a parent, I don't want my child's coach yelling and complaining about every call. But I definitely would want the coach to 'take care of' his players if the game looked one-sided.
There are some great officials out there, and then there are some officials out there that can't even handle a middle school game, but THINK they are ready to do college. More people on here need to keep that bit of reality in mind.
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