Nope, I'm from North Carolina, although I am originally from Texas.
The coaches really aren't that bad in this league. There is one coach that's a bit of an ***, but that's it.
The players are more unsporting than the parents, definately, in this division, ESPECIALLY this one team. It's ironic that you mention not to put any emotion into it - I guess being my first technical foul, I put a LOT of emotion into it. I blew the whistle, threw my hand up, did a quick "bang" of the hands to form a "T", than I raise my voice to say "That's a technical foul!"
The whole gym fell silent when I said that. I heard a lot of "What did he do?!" - but I didn't get any grief from the coach.
It's just awkward for me because I'm still only 15, but I'm handeling it really well. I don't give anybody what they want, and I'm not afraid (anymore, anyway) to assess a technical when one is due. I was also a bit shaky about calling a player-control, but that's just like another foul anymore.
I've done mainly the smaller kids division (though I go up to 14+ as well) - and EVERYTHING you see, you're thinking "Should I call that? Should I call this?" The level of play is so....well, bad, that you don't know what to call. It can be pretty frusterating.
If you want to e-mail, feel free. My e-mail address is
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I look forward to talking to you more!