


By Bryan Vashus
December 30th, 2007
Post Independent
Recently I refereed a local junior varsity football game and was disturbed by the attitude of the coach on my sideline. He was angry at some of the calls that were made during the game.
It's not the first time I've felt this way towards someone either as a referee, coach or spectator. And, apparently, I am not the only one feeling this way. There have been a couple of articles in the Post Independent related to both coaches' and parents' attitudes towards referees.
Up until taking my current job I was very critical of referees. I used to get furious and even cost various teams I competed on or coached points. I received my fair share of warnings from referees as well.
But I've changed.
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