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Originally posted by Dan_ref
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Originally posted by blindzebra
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Their concern is getting teams to come back so they can make $$$$, putting the tournaments together.
So they don't want us to make the coaches mad and they want the games to be under control, we of course, have to juggle that mess.
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This sums it up exactly.
Tourney directors want to keep attracting teams, at $350 to $450 a pop who wouldn't?
Site directors want their games to stay on time and go as smoothly as possible, which usually means they support the officials but sometimes it means they say "You T'ed him for WHAT??!"
Officials, believe it or not, are a dime a dozen. If you say "screw that, I'm packing my whistle & going home" you are usually replaced within the hour. If you aint well connected you've probably walked out on more than that 1 game.
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Ironically, good officials are not and they are the ones that have the best chance of successfully walking that tightrope, so TDs would be much better served by supporting us.
It's usually the rogue coaches that ruin tournaments for other teams. The ones who yell and scream, get the parents going, press with big leads and who teach all the little "tricks" to his team that keep teams from coming back.