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The only real difficulty I've had as a rural area ref is the limited number of schools and the inherent familiarity with coaches/players/teams and our pool of officials. As much as we might try to give people a clean slate if negative behaviour on their part carries from one game to another or year to year there is very little we can do. Odds are we will see a certain team or coach 5-6 times a year at least.
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Coach: Hey ref I'll make sure you can get out of here right after the game!
Me: Thanks, but why the big rush.
Coach: Oh I thought you must have a big date . . .we're not the only ones your planning on F$%&ing tonite are we!
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