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I hear you on the spectator/parent issue, and I agree. I have engaged in no discussions with parents/spectators this year. I have seen and heard many of my varsity mentors describe handling and/or removing these folks and this is just not something I want to get involved with. Once you go into the stands, you can't come back....
Comments from the peanut gallery don't affect me, generally. I don't acknowledge them because 99% of the time they are wrong. In that 1% where maybe I could have made a call but didn't, I go with my gut. I'm confident with my calls and loud enough to sell it in a noisy gym, so I have no worries with a weak whistle or timid call.
I have been gradually moving towards taking less guff from coaches and zero guff from players. For me, it seems to be a matter of how much you are willing to put up with. I am sure I put up with too much, but it I ring somebody up, I want to be sure that he or she earned it.
As the summer has gone on, I think that will change soon...
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