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After many years assigning I can tell you that I never minded receiving a phone call like this,
Hey jim this is so and so and I am the coach of the blah blah Team, in the
14u league. Your guys are doing a great job this year and we really appreciate having them for our games. It seems as though we tend to see a lot of So and So and he does a good job , but would it be possible to see more of the other gentlemen from time to time. If the assignor is not a horses patut he will probably say "I understand and I'll see what I can do".
Every assoiciation has their A, B and C officials and they should know it and be able to work around that in their scheduling. Bottom line is, they have contracted with you to send officials and if they receive enough calls about individuals not trying to do a good job , then that is their fault for not working and training officials, to keep your business.
It is not always easy to get the right mix for every game but, they are in the business to give you a product, that is somewhat commensuate with the fee they are charging. There is nothing wrong with expecting good officiating, even if it is not the best officiating.
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