Another Wreck Mess......

[BayStateRef]

I am particularly sensitive to your comment about the less experienced refs. Last year, watching a Rec game (3rd grade boys), a dad came onto the court during a live ball to challenge a ref for not stopping the game because a kid was hurt. (Turned out it was his kid who was crying.) The high school kid was working alone. He did not have the maturity or management skills to deal with the adult...who also turned out to be the league coordinator. No adult coach or other parent did anything. I did. And then I had to actually ask that this guy be suspended (he was).

You handled it fine. It is Rec. It is allowing the kids to play who are part of this program. It is not pick-up ball where anyone can play. You are allowed to wear many hats. I suspect that if your coach had tried to add an older kid to your roster, you would have not allowed it. So I have no problem with your comments or your actions.