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Originally Posted by Locke
No, but it comes from both sides.
From very, very early on the relationship between Players and Refs is contentious.
At the very outset it is a hostile relationship and thats what has to change.
Nobody gives anybody the benefit of the doubt ever and so everyone is on edge about to explode at the other one at any given moment.
Thats the relationship that has to change and it has to change from the grassroots level up.
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Totally agree with this. I was actually very disappointed to see that Hockey Calgary imposed a rule to ban players shaking hands with refs at the end of the game. Sends the exact wrong message and somehow normalizes being so angry with a ref that you might not be able to stop yourself from assaulting them during a handshake.