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Originally Posted by BoomerSooner
They started off fairly mild (the facial expressions, the shaking of the head), it grew a little by the 3rd (glares directed at me, occasional "you've got to be kidding me), and in the 4th grows to some decent chirping from the bench. After the 4th, I attempted some preventative officiating and let the coach whose team was complaining know that his teams dislike of my calls was closing in on a line that shouldn't be crossed (basically a warning to cut it out).
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In the 3rd, tell the coach you will tolerate no more comments about balls and strikes. Don't wait till the 4th to tell him comments are "closing in on a line that shouldn't be crossed."