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Originally posted by Axe Man
As a new white hat in a state that coaches and AD's have all the power, Indiana, I have worked with my crew to get past this very thing. AD's get the officials for all thier games and the coaches vote is how you get playoff games. So the though at times is that you have to take care of the a certain coach because of that. We have worked hard to just do our best game and what happens is what happens. My old crew chief would start his pregame speech to the coaches with "here is our game card, we would like a vote from you if possible." I simply give them the card and say "this is our information, if you need us during the game, name can be helpful." I hate the idea of giving into a coach because he has the voting power. If we do a good job, give us a good vote, if we stink, give us a lower vote. Sorry, I'll get off my soapbox now.
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In Ohio, the coaches do vote for playoff officials. The proper procedure is that the secretary of the local association sends a list of all eligible officials to each school in the area. Last year, the OHSAA passed a by-law prohibiting individual officials and/or crews from soliciting votes from coaches; if you are caught doing so, your permit is suspended (I believe for the entire next year).
I belive it is unethical and looks tacky for an official to try to sway a coach to vote for him just the same as it is not good for a coach to try to influence an official's decision on the field.