I very rarely yell anything towards a ref unless it involves a safety issue. I've never seen a call changed by yelling. If I have something to say I usually ask at the half or after the game why a call went one way or another. In fact I expect parents on the teams I coach to keep their mouths shut towards the refs. As far as your point about the younger refs, I think they do a pretty good job, their effort level is good and they admit to errors or apologize when you approach them professionally. I've had two veteran refs take a pretty nasty stance with me when I ask them question or express a concern. All I am saying is that it is my personal opinion (and I coach almost every weekend 10 months a year) there has been a drop off in the quality the past 2 years. I have seen the more bad calls (& in their defense they are calling equally bad for both teams) this past year than ever.
