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During one of my first years of umpiring, I told a partner about all of the yelling and whining I heard during games. He was an old timer and I figured he would tell me how to handle the coaches and players who were always so upset. Instead, he said, "If they are all complaining so much, you probably aren't doing a good job." I'll never forget that. Coaches usually yell for two reasons; you either kicked a call (at least in their minds) or they are trying to rally their team. The latter doesn't bother me any more, as long as it doesn't effect the other team.
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