[Blue37]

I work for five associations covering everything from t-ball (no, I have never worked with Rut) to college (no, I have never worked with Windy or Peter).

The lower the level, the less tolerent I am. A college coach can get away with much more than a t-ball coach. Profanity as an example. A college coach comes out and yells "What the hell were you looking at?" I ignore that and we have a conversation. If a high school coach yells the same thing, I say "I'm sorry coach, I must have misheard you." Most of them get the clue and rephrase the question. Those that do not, and loudly repeat the question word for word are ejected. Anything under high school will not get a second chance. On any level, if it not yelled and is just said and no one else heard, I will not eject.

My Associations also determine what I tolerate. If my assignor tells me to penalize certain behavior with an ejection, you can bet I do it if I want games. If he tells me to allow certain behavior I would not normally allow, I either allow it or I move on to another Association.

There are two things that are hot buttons with me: One is questioning my integrity, and the other is getting personal. If a coach accuses me of favoritism, he needs to be very careful with his next words. Likewise, when he moves away from the call and begins discussing me, he is on thin ice. He can complain about a call all he wants (That call was terrible!), but he needs to stay away from the word "you" (You are terrible!).

JMO