[SeanFitzRef]

JRut,

So true!!

I worked a game last Saturday, an 8th Grade girls B game. A father of one of the girls, who acted as an assistant coach, managed to get himself tossed out of the game for his overzealous commentary on the officiating.

His daughter dove on the back of a girl, while she is laying on the floor holding the ball. I call the foul, and he jumps up to complain as I am reporting, stating "She was going for the ball". I calmly give him a loud verbal warning that "I have heard enough, Assistant coach." I ask the head coach to keep him in line, as we have a good, close game going. Next trip down, the asst. coach keeps harping on the call, receives a tech from me (first one I have ever given in this league). My partner comes in during next dead ball and assesses a 2nd tech, because the guy just keeps complaining about the one call. He now has to leave the bench, and as he is leaving, their team and fans give him a standing ovation. For what??? He cost the team two points (out of 4 possible), and they lost by three. They have no clue about the game at all.