In response to 'Hawks Coach', did you find out how long the "bad" official you reported has been working? The 5th-8th grade rec, youth, cyo, and ymca leagues are where new officials earn their stripes (no pun intended). I have worked with partners that I felt were not good, until I remembered they were first or second year officials. It is not a period of development to knock, but to offer help.
Unfortunately this is also the level where new coaches are earning their stripes, and more friction with coaches occurs than is necessary. You can still help the official even though some, if not most, officials would be very skeptical of taking advice from a coach. It sounds like you have been around a the league a few years, I'm sure there are some good refs you have befriended along the way. You can use these officials to help the new guy out. You may be surprised how good that "bad" official can be with a few years and some mentoring under his belt.
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