I think Keith Ashpole was the Head Official for the Kids State tourney. I can tell you he was running around like a chikin' with his head cut off trying to mend all of the rips and tears.

I would suggest that there be an onsite mediation between an official and coach (face to face with mediators present i.e a district rep and a neutral liaison) and let them get everything out on the table and get it over so that one understands the other and a coach doesn't get ejected because an official rolls his eyes, eyeballs him, or tells him to sit down. It's easy to eject a coach for saying something minute, but takes an official actually abusing someone physically to get booted. Where's the harmony in that? I should be able to ask an official on the spot if he has a personal problem with me and not be scared that I will lose the privilege of doing what I love to do because he has been staring at me for 3 minutes straight. Either he has a problem with me, or he likes the designer jeans I'm wearing...