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Several of you said I waited too long to toss the first flag and in one way I have to agree.
However, this coach's team was losing by a big margin and the last thing I wanted to do was to penalize these kids for the antics of their "coach." The game is not coach vs. official. Without the kids there would not be coaches and officials. It is a sad commentary that too many of these "coaches" take the game so seriously that the kids never really learn about the "thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" in the proper context. The real truth is there are no losers on the field. To take time to practice, learn plays and apply the proper discipline defines a winner. I don't want to be the official who takes the spirit away.
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