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first off, i am an official too and i know what we have to go through both on and off the field to be succesful.
yes there were 3 seconds left, i am positive in that. the official said he would not stop the clock because he wanted to go home. i tried to talk to him about it after the game, and he refused to answer any of my questions. i wasnt beligerant about it, or irrate, just confused and would have liked to have an explanation as to why he let it run down.
as a coach, i have to answer to the parents when they question things like that. alot of parents were irrate at this and even more so when i told them he would not answer me as to why. they all wrote letters to the league and head official about this and many other instances in our game and others pertaining to this official.
you are taking my comment about some officials making coaches act the way they do out of context. i agree, we are responsible for out actions, both coaches and officials. and it is both of us that have to teach the kids sportsmanship, but when refs are yelling at players telling them they wont call penalties and belittling them, then i have a problem and try to find out what is going on and how i can help to fix the situation before it escalates. as an official i always try to communicate with the coaches if they have a question, and i will explain why i did something. they dont always like or agree with the answer, but if it is a judgement call then they have no argument and i make it clear to them that they cant question my judgement. if it is an interpretation that is different.
yes i get irrate, as a coach you would to, it is human nature, and things happen in the heat of the moment. but i have learned when i need to just walk away and let it be. or i will talk to another official and see if he can get something for me to understand so a situation doesnt arrise.
crossing the line...
again, it is human nature in competition to get to that line whether you are an official or not.
getting a fair shot at playing..
if you were to see the league we play in, then you would understand that statement was not meant towards the officials in a negative way. some of the opposing coaches are there to get that undefeated season, or to beat the weak teams by big numbers. case in point, in our second game of the season we lost 40-0. the opposing coach threw passes, and pulled out every trick play in his book in the last 2 minutes of the game. one of the officials finaly came over and told me that they would not let them get in the endzone again (after asking the other coach why he wants to embarrass anyone like that). is that right for an official to do? no, but most officials dont like to see any youth sport get so lopsided that one team walks off the field with no desire or love for the sport. after that game all the officials made it a point to come over and congradulate my team for a great game, and really made the kids feel positive about it. and i appreciated that.
you can take my comments for what you want, but they are not meant to bash any of the officials out there in the way that you are taking it. yes i have a problem with this one official, but he in my opinion is a differnt story.
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