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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I honestly don’t get it.  Are the parents/players/coaches hoping to notify the ref of a rule they may be unaware of?  [b]Hoping the ref becomes more lenient to your team on future calls?[/b]  Trying to distract them from reffing the game?  Just generally need a target to take out frustration?

I watch people shouting at refs and I seriously don’t understand what good they can think might possibly come of it.  I feel like I’m missing something here.
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This. They're trying to intimidate the ref into making more favorable calls for their team during the remainder of the game.

I've spoken to guys that ref on the side in many sports; they will admit that if they feel a bit of doubt about a call they made against Team A, they will make a mental note of it and look for an opportunity where it's a close call and they can err on the side of a call that favors Team A later on.

The screaming and outrage and indignation that obnoxious parents engage in is an attempt to create or magnify any sense of doubt in the ref about a call that went against their team. [/quote]

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