Protest Accepted...Now What???

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by ABC Coach

All that aside, the game in question was called off in the 3rd quarter because the refs were tired of the players arguing all the calls.

And I'd have done the exact same thing. And I'd have instructed any officials working for me to do the exact same thing. Your player problem is bigger than your official problem, and that's the area that you should be concentrating on first.

Players act. Officials react. That's universal.

Saying a ref went "haywire" because of the abuse that he was receiving tells me you're looking at your problem from a coach's aspect, not an official's. Deal with your core problem and instill some self-discipline in your players first. Sub-par officiating isn't indigenous to your area. That's universal also. You have to teach the people in your league how to deal with it while working on up-grading officiating skills at the same time.

It ain't easy...but if you don't have officials, you don't have much of a league either. All of this needs to be explained to your league executive also.

Jmo fwiw.