Nasty coach

[Adam]

My guess is that if he's that irritated with his players, he probably gets irritated quickly with the refs. If so, it shows he's out of control. If not, well, I'm not sure it's not worse if he's doing that under complete emotional control. Something tells me it's all controled, but that's only a guess.

Either way, I'm with Julie, I'd be inclined to ring him up for tossing a clipboard; even if it's obviously in disgust at his team, it's middle school. I don't think it's any different than if he swore at them for all to hear.

He's taking a risk by doing that, that the refs aren't going to think he's tossing the clipboard in disgust at them.

[Back In The Saddle]

Whack him for the clipboard thing. That's unacceptable behavior no matter who it's aimed at. I wouldn't go looking for a reason to unload him either, no matter how much you dislike the guy. But if he chooses to go there...

I would definitely talk to your assigner about this guy's behavior. If enough people bring it up to the assigner, the assigner will likely pass it on to somebody who can fix the problem. And the assigner is almost certainly in a stronger position to address it with the AD than you are. Especially if he/she can tell the AD that many/several/numerous officials have commented on the behavior.

If you feel you must do something more direct, perhaps a letter to the AD or principal stating that you were in attendance at the game (without stating why) and outlining concrete examples of behavior you felt were inappropriate.

Just my $0.02