tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060657562853415545.post2817284226886896970..comments2023-12-12T09:05:32.390-05:00Comments on Tales of a Soccer Referee: Weekend of Soccer - Part 1Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667440571925923206noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060657562853415545.post-29292697422203382722009-03-17T07:44:00.000-04:002009-03-17T07:44:00.000-04:00I have to agree with you. The more I think about ...I have to agree with you. The more I think about it, the more surprising it was. This was a very emotional game. Usually, emotional teams will get their staff started, or emotional staff will get their players started. In this case, the coaches were silent. Odd.<BR/>I totally agree with your sentiments regarding coaches and parents. In fact, I often tell my ARs to avoid all but polite greetings with parents and coaches. Any kind of engagement almost always results in problems. Familiarity does indeed breed contempt.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11667440571925923206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060657562853415545.post-13673690536241844682009-03-16T21:20:00.000-04:002009-03-16T21:20:00.000-04:00Why can't I get games like your second middle? Wh...Why can't I get games like your second middle? When things like that happen to me, invariably the coach comes out and is more concerned about giving me an earful than tending to his injured player.<BR/><BR/>In terms of dealing with parents and coaches, I try to think of it like this. . .<BR/>- Nothing good can come from the coach engaging the referee. After all, when's the last time he got a referee to change his decision?<BR/>- Nothing good can come from the referee engaging the parents. Doing so only makes you seem defensive. The only time to engage a parent is to send them away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com