I think I can make a case that I have officiated more youth games than anyone else on this forum - over 2000. Most of them have been in our local rec league, of which I was a Board member for 14 years. Even though we have over 120 teams, most everyone knew I was on the Board, so I really never had a serious problem with a parent.
One thing I have taught other refs, especially the younger ones, is that when you get a parent who is approaching "out of control" behavior, get the coach involved immediately. The other thing is to tell the parent that if they don't knock it off, their kid will be kicked out of the league. Even though that's not true, it usually stops them in their tracks because they don't know if that's the case or not.
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