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[quote=Anonymous][quote=RantingSoccerDad][quote=Anonymous]Legit question for RSD. After a game do you have more parents and or coaches approach you to compliment or complain? and whats the approximate divide?  [/quote]

About 95% compliments. When I started, I didn't realize people would be so appreciative.

They usually aren't substantive compliments -- it'd be a little unusual for people to come and say, "Wow, that offside call was awesome!" -- just a quick thank-you.

Most complaints are brief and in-game. That's fine. I did that as a parent and coach, too, and people aren't going to agree with every call. A lot of people who complain about a call or two during the heat of the moment in a game come up and say thanks afterwards.

I got no complaints after games this weekend, though I had to throw out two coaches early in a game. The only complaint I remember from The Virginian was when a parent muttered under his breath, "still wasn't a penalty." (That was actually an easy call. An offside call later in the game was much closer -- I hate being the only ref at U-11 and U-12.) In Vienna's House league, I had to deal with a parent who was furious because I wouldn't let him stand right behind a goal and coach his kid during a game.

The WAGS Tournament -- well, let's not talk about that. A coach and some parents from Ohio were upset that I wouldn't let their U-10 girls maim the players from Georgia, and a Baltimore coach was trying to intimidate me throughout a different game. (I was horrible in that game, but not to his team's detriment by any means. The opposing coach told his players after the game that refs make a lot of mistakes, and I don't blame him.) I think those folks view refs as mere impediments to their U-10s' well-deserved places on the national team for the 2027 World Cup.
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Two coaches were thrown out of U10 games this weekend?  :shock:  :shock:  :shock: [/quote]

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