[just another ref]

If you have room, you might try a paragraph dealing with common sense.

1. Look at the facts available before you complain. How many times have we heard fans loudly complaining, "It's about time he called a foul on them. He's called a bunch on us." Then you look up at the scoreboard and there's the team foul count: 6-6

2. Many times the officials do not know anybody involved in the game for either side. Why would they want to cheat for one team?

3. Finally, and most importantly I think, you will see bad calls. I don't mean iffy calls. I mean horrible, inexcusable calls. BUT, if you think back a while, or wait a while, you WILL SEE a call that is/was just as bad IN YOUR TEAM'S FAVOR.

It takes a special (weird) kind of person to be a sports official. But we are in many ways the same as people in any other job. For the most part, I think we do the best that we can. Your tolerance is appreciated. Your criticism, justified or not, is almost always accepted without incident.