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Trish: Either Refs Handle It Or I Will

Trish Gannon re: "Connell cage roughness goes viral": You know, I really stink at evaluating games but I looked at the ‘short’ video and nothing stands out as particularly harmful. I remember one game in Priest River where one of our kids actually got punched, and the ref didn’t stop the game ‘til the blood was dripping on the floor. There have been several games where I have shouted from the stands at the ref that if he won’t control the game, I’ll get out there and do it myself (don’t sit next to me at a game, particularly if one of my kids is getting fouled).

Question: Do you conduct yourself well, as a parent, when your child is playing organized sports?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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