Getinthegame, exactly!
Here is one problem I see with the current Reffing ranks. No youth player wants to do it. So the question why doesn't a youth player that can keep up with the game want to do it? For the most part it is because of the abusive parents and coaches. I know many Refs that try and get their children to ref but they do one game and that is it for them. Maybe if parents and coaches start treating the refs with some respect and understanding then you will be able to get a larger pool of refs which allows a better selection. If you fire every ref that makes a bad call then who do you have left? Parents? Heck, when a game is short on side judges it is always a struggle to get some overweight parents out of their chair to run the sidelines.
I do not Ref so for the most part I keep my trap shut about calls. I might say something to a parent or my wife next to me, but I try to leave the Ref alone for the most part. And if they are young then I really try keep my trap shut. The only time I would like say something is the Ref that allows a game to get out of control and players are starting to get hurt because of over aggressive fouls. But even then it is up to the coach to discss it with the ref and pull his players if he thinks it has gotten out of control.
These are not highly paid REFs like the NFL, no wait everyone complains about them not being able to keep up with the game either....
