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[quote=SoccerRef][quote=Anonymous]As a ref (not wearing your parent hat) are there certain clubs in which the parents have poor reputations for behavior?  What about players?  And coaches?[/quote]

Let me say this first...when my kids started playing, and I was a spectator for the first time, I couldn't believe how hard it was for me to avoid yelling at the ref. So I totally understand the urge.

With that said, I've noticed a very loose correlation...parents from the top and the bottom divisions tend to be the loudest. The middle division parents seem to be a bit better.
In general though, parents have gotten A LOT worse over the last decade or two. I haven't noticed any specific clubs with louder parents than any other though.

As for coaches, I've had the worst experience with the SAC. So many shouters, both at the refs and their own players. 
The coaches for the bigger clubs around here tend to be OK for the most part.

As for players, I tend to get more dissent from lower age groups than I get from older kids. Totally reversed from when I started. 
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