Lack of respect for Refs in the GAA?

It's awful, Rock. Not to mention the appalling language on the sidelines. And the over enthusiastic coaching staff, usually 4 to a team,  strutting and screaming at the kids when they should just shut up and allow the kids to develop their own decision-making abilities etc.

Whenever I watch an underage game live, I can't help but laugh/cry.

It does nto happen in Soccer or Rugby, refs are more appreciated, i would now consider hurling to my game and i think this is a rare incident for hurling but remember the ref getting attacked in the Mayo match a few weeks ago by some savage and he became a celebrity afterwards, it real backward stuff by backward people.