[theboys]

How many officials do you think you lose because of spectator/coach "abuse"? Do you think its a significant number?

I've suggested this before, but I think it would benefit the referee community to offer clinics for teams (and other interested parties). In fact, referee associations should require that "organized" groups, like high school, AAU, YBOA, etc, have all their teams attend some sort of half-day clinic, where referees could go over common misconceptions, etc.

Again, as I've said before, I've learned tons from this site, and from actually reading rule books (go figure). I am much quieter at games, and enjoy the games themselves more. Don't get me wrong, I still yell - just not nearly as much.