That's the Last Straw...

[MREUROREF]

The season has just started and already, I feel like my tolerance level has peaked. The players in our league has good talent, but the respect for the officials is not there at all. Players are consistently questioning call, gesturing, doing the "I talking to you (ref), but I'm not talking at you act, with the unsatisfactory comments, and the list of obvious Unsportsmanlike Conduct goes on. Instead of organized, I really consider the league to be disorganized ball in the worst way. There are no fans to support your call and there are no coach so in essence, everyone wants to coach or ask you a question, give rule interpertation, rant 'n rave. Our organisation is adament about "sticking" them with T's. And have ejected a few already because they hound you and curse the official freely complaining about any and everything.

I found myself last nite's game being drawn into the trap of getting snippy with the players and ultimately getting confrontational. (Verbally...) I sometime feel that my game management/preventive ofc. is taking a dive because of games that have 7&8 Technicals.

Any advice (ie. pregame, captain's brief or otherwise) for the "Bad News Bunch" that just won't quit???