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Rainmaker, I understand what you are saying. Also, I don't think it is ever too soon - or the level too low - to start doing and thinking about things the right way.
I often notice that the best officiated high school games occur when one or more of the officials is vilified for doing something that is right but not popular. Many officials don't want to do things that aren't popular and/or don't have the intestinal fortitude (JR) to make correct calls. IMO this is one cause for inconsistency in the high school game.
I did (or didn't depending on how you look at it) something last night that was correct, but didn't make a coach happy. I T'd the coach up after another play although he was upset about the original situation. One of my partners did something later that was blatantly inconsistent and the coach got upset and rightfully so. I apologized to the coach later for our inconsistency; he still earned the T and wasn't right in the first place. A little awareness from my partner would have resulted in a more consistent game. Not related to the OP, but oh well!
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