Just one thing...

[DeltaRef]

You don't know bad chains until you are at the local little league game, and you get either 72 year old grandpa, or his youngest grandson, who can't even reach the numbers to change the down without tipping the marker!

In a small town, removing people from volunteer positions is difficult because of the "feelings" involved.

However, the "one thing" that makes or breaks your game is anything that takes away your control of the game.

Be it unruly fans, bad clock, or grandpa on the chains. Be polite, be stearn, maintain control of the contest, the field, and the stadium.

That means not letting coaches go ballistic either. Our games are held at the local high school field. And as such, our players are student/athletes. Coaches should be held to the highest standard. They should be teaching, by example, the rules of sportsmanship. And if the coach can not do that, then it is our job as officials, to teach the kids what happens when you misbehave.