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Originally posted by Dirk
Not working these games may be better than what happened. If there is no pride in doing a job to the best of ones abilities, then yes no work. Kinda like the real world, if you do not do a good job someone else will get yours. Get off the power trips. If other coaches in my organization were not treating the players with respect (which is the case at the moment- suspension occuring for lack of respect toward refs during a game) or teaching dangerous techniques, I would be raising it to our board of directors. One would think the officials might care what other members of their group are doing, and be upset if there are members not doing their best.
You guys have this stereotype of the youth coach and complain that coaches have you pegged under a stereotype. All that is accurate, but neither is the correct way to judge. It would be much better if each case were unique, but I can see sadly that is not the case. But please just continue on, attack, attack, for I am just another dumb youth coach, err whinning youth coach.
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Dirk,
I officiate to have fun and to do the best job I can. I do not officiate to have some coach that has only coached a youth team, never attended a rules meeting, never taken a rules test, never officiated a varsity or college game, trying to tell me what the rule is based on what he saw on Sunday. Or better yet, what he heard from an announcer. If you do not want the officials working the game, then you just might get more guys that do not know what they are doing or even care. It is youth football after all and it is not the major goal of most officials to get a playoff game at the youth level. Most officials have other things to do and youth sports are an addition if they have time outside of their other activities. This is usually the place the younger and less experienced officials start their career, but soon progress to HS or college possibly. I just find coaches like you a blast to have a conversation with because you treat this level as if it would devastate the officials to not work your games. I am sure there are many here that love working youth football. But most of the veterans I know truly dislike these games and your attitude is one of the reasons.
Have a great season.
Peace