[lmeadski]

thank you for your thoughtful reply. I think you feel I was madder about this than I really was. After that game we had two other games without any real incidents. We are a 11 and under team that plays in the 12 and under league. We do that so the girls are forced to elevate their level of play. Having coached for 10+ years, I know basketball is a physical game. And we told the girls the games would be more physical in the upper age level. I just never expected to see a fellow ref allow such aggressive play and then T me up for calling him Stripes (and, as I originally posted, I didn't have much tone in my voice. In fact, my parents thought they had drawn the T from the stands for yelling at the ref after this occurred). As a ref, the girls know how I stand about respecting the referees (post game, after telling the opposing team good job, they are required to go thank the referees). They also know I am their coach and must keep their best interests at heart. Anyway, I was just relaying what happened this past weekend. It is fun to wear both shoes (coach and ref) as it gives me an interesting perspective on what motivates and frustrates both.