I AM AN UMPIRE. I ALSO HAVE GOOD FRIENDS THAT ARE VERY GOOD VOL COACHES. I HAVE HAD MY SHARE OF COACHES COMING OUT AND ARGUING CALLS. MOST CONFERENCES I HAVE HAD HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONAL. MOST TAKE IN STRIDE MY RULING, SOME ARE COURTEOUS AND STATE THAT WE AGREE THAT WE DISAGREE. I HAD ONE FRIDAY NIGHT THAT HE QUESTIONED EVEN THE MOST OBVIOUS CALLS JUST BECAUSE HE HASNT SEEN ME BEFORE AND HE TRIED TO RATTLE ME OR THOUGHT I DIDNT KNOW THE GAME. NOW THAT WE ARE AQUAINTED HE SHOULD KNOW THAT HE CANT SHAKE ME. EVEN THOUGH HE GOT ON MY NERVES, HE NEVER GOT CLOSE TO GETTING TOSSED.MOST GUYS IVE WORKED WITH THIS YEAR ARE PROFFESIONAL, KNOWLEDGABLE, AND COURTEOUS. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS THE ROOKIES BUT I ONLY SEE THEM IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GAMES. SOME ARE GOING TO CONTINUE SOME WILL QUIT. LETS HOPE THAT THE TSSAA DONENT GIVE VOL COACHES THE PINK SLIP, SORRY ABOUT YOUR MISFORTUNE.