The assignor (and former National Assistant Referee Candidate) for the state's competitive youth league is also a high school coach. Middle of the pack girls team from a weak league. Fortunately, I've not been assigned to do his high school games because I'd probably turn them back. Just too much going on there. Not that I've done any of the games he assigns since he became the assignor. Reportedly, Cliff McCrath's team was a difficult assignment, back in the day when he was the NCAA Secretary/Rules Editor, because "Uncle Nubbie" always had his opinion about what the NCAA rule said. Fortunately for me, the only time I did one of his games was a scrimmage against a pro team, so we were using IFAB and not NCAA. I carry a gauge and a pump. 99% of the adult teams I do do not have a pump. I'm sick and tired of starting a game, after just a finger check for pressure, and the players immediately start appealing "Ref, the ball is flat." It's just easier. These days, almost all balls have soft covers and the finger test just doesn't work anymore.
Actually if a coach did that to me, I'd probably start laughing and pat him on the back and say fair enough. You had to be there obviously but I see that as pretty funny actually.
I was AR1 for high school varsity boys. The referee cautioned a player for PI and came over to report. He told the coach the caution was for "persistent infringement." "What?" "Persistent infringement, coach." "What's that?" "Too many fouls, coach." "Oh. Okay."
I’m not gonna lie. I hate that NFHS only thinks this is a caution. Come hell or high water the coach that did this would be dismissed before I restarted the game.
Had a guy grab a ball from the field before it left the playing area, the lines were weak, but you could see them (I think they ran out of white and mixed it with blue, looked awful), I'm running just behind the ball and loudly saying, "no,no, don't leave it!", he picks it up, I flag down CR, explain, coach claims he couldn't see the line, restarted with a FK for opposing team. A mess handled poorly. ugh!