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JRutledge
I have been happy with the officiating in most of the games I have been involved with. This was the exception. Most of the officials have been helpful in teaching the game. But don't throw a flag at us for delay of game when we were late by 5 sec or so and then allow the other team to have longer huddles and not remove the replaced players, or allow the coaches from the other team to have a huddle on the sideline without calling a time out. Flags that are thrown for any infraction, should the HC ask who it was on, should be able to be identified, not have the official shrug his shoulders and say not sure(repeatedly throughout the game to both coaches), how the officials cannot keep track of downs is beyond me, and again not just 1 time, repeatedly. The clipping was clipping, although not intential by the other team, a trip caused it, but still a foul because of the proximity to the ballcarrier. I don't believe intent has any bearing on the foul, except spearing. We did not get our calls from the announcer, we got our calls from the officials. At one point the official asked if he should get out the rule book, we said please and gave him ours to show us the rule. He huffed away.
If officiating is so unfulfilling for so many, don't do it. If the coaches make it so unbarrable, you really should go do something else, or get some rules in the leagues to address it. But if it is too hard to call it even at the youth level, then you have no business at the HS or above level.
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