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Coach2
I deal with parents all the time. They usually are there for their kids, and only their kids. They don't want to hear that their kid was wrong. Refs should not be engaging in this conversation, it is not likely to go well.
As a coach, I have been called everything under the sun by parents who are unhappy with my actions with respect to some of my (ex-) players. I have to take it while they are my players, because they are my players. (I also can get rid of the problem very easily) Some conversations have been VERY ugly. You cannot imagine the stuff I have had to hear, or how vile and foul people can be, no matter how hard you try to have a responsible and reasoned discussion.
So I do not have this faith that this will be a conversation, but rather an opportunity to berate the ref. The ref should communicate to the people who are responsible for dealing with the parents, principal, AD, and/or coach. Those individuals are more likely to listen and then need to deal with their parents.
Parent issues are NOT referee issues.
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