more from the dark side

[Adam]

Originally Posted by rsl

That is unfortunate. I am not really comfortable pushing the referees that hard, and in an 11 year-old game I probably won't do it again. But does explain why high school coaches (whose paycheck depends on winning) push us so hard when we are carrying whistles. Good learning experience for me.

So don't do it. I worked three eleven year old games today, and the guys that followed me were young kids. Frankly, coaches that try to work officials at this level should be rung up quickly.