Approached and berated by two parents

[JRutledge]

I will never understand why officials are not given a place to dress even if it is a storage room. You should be somewhere that you can go and privately wind down and be out of the way of the fans. That to me is what partly caused this problem. Now either that was not provided or you did not demand that kind of treatment. Some times these are not the standard, but that is why I pass on many of these games. It is not worth having a confrontation IMO.

Without knowing things like who assigns the game or if their is some governing body that overseas these contest like a Conference Supervisor or some state group (not likely for this level) then at best you can contact them. Otherwise try to make sure that you are protected by going to a room separate from the floor. If anything it gives you the opportunity to not get a cheap shot.

Peace

[JetMetFan]

Agreed on the dressing area. That eliminates the post-game confrontation...unless the parents do something really dumb and hang out afterwards. Sounds as though you did a nice job getting out of the situation. Give a call to your assignor and that should start the ball rolling.

Word of advice on handling the coach: Just say "Coach, that's enough" or something similar and let your partner know you've warned him/her. The coach should understand that the next thing on the menu after "that's enough" is a T. Getting into "if you...then..." conversations can cause more harm than good sometimes.