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Grunewar- Definitely similar circles. A lot of the high school kids in Northern VA feel they are entitled to whatever they want b/c Daddy and Mommy have money or they are wannabe thugs who want to act like they are from tough neighborhoods in DC.
I will be sending an email to our rec commissioner and let him handle it with the league. There was a guy sitting behind the offending bench who kept saying I was "making it about me." I think he may have been one of the league administrators but I'm not sure. Some of these guys just don't get it.
My partner was a JV official who said he had worked the league several times this year and that it had never been as bad as today. I jokingly said maybe it's me but he agreed that the kids were especially mouthy today. I have to believe that whoever has been working these games is allowing way too much nonsense from the players and coaches.
After my first T in the second game, I addressed both teams at half court. "You are here to play. I am here to officiate. You're not going to agree with every call but guess what, it doesn't matter. You are not going to continually question me and I'm not going to tolerate any disrespectful comments. Period." That seemed to work for about 2 and a half quarters.
Mainly, I blame the coaches and parents. Not only do they have no idea about the rules of the game but they seem more interested in being friends with their kids than being a parent.
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