First varsity game..

[Ref_ Fred]

Keep your focus on the game and let the coach say anything he wants until he goes over board and as long as he stays in the coaches box let him whine, next time bring him some cheese with his whine. If he says anything that you feel is not acceptable Whack HIM.

If you watched WNBA, Bill Lambieer was riding the officials through the whole series, some may have whacked him and some tolerated him. As RON REF said in a different post tolerance is different for each person. You will learn with time when enough is enough..

[CLH]

I'm only 23 and am starting my sixth season, my weakest point is handling coaches. I was pretty firey starting out, I whacked almost all my coaches i think . Nowdays I don't have as much trouble with them, but I am labeled as the hothead, which I admit I don't mind having that rep, cuz I still work the big games. Everyone calls me little Javie, lol. My point is, we all got different tolerance levels, but when enuff is enuff, don't be afraid to handle it.

I've worked with older guys who are proud they haven't called a T in ten years...TEN YEARS! Guys like that are the ones who makes guys like me look like hotheads cuz we handle stuff they let go. JMO, later dude

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Ref_ Fred

Keep your focus on the game and let the coach say anything he wants until he goes over board and as long as he stays in the coaches box let him whine, next time bring him some cheese with his whine. If he says anything that you feel is not acceptable Whack HIM.

Whining is acceptable?

Maybe to you, not to me. I ain't gonna let a coach whine for very long.

[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by Ref_ Fred

as long as he stays in the coaches box let him whine.

What exactly is a "coaches box"? It sure isn't in the rulebook. (Small point, but worth remembering.)