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"Now that I'm out of officiating and evaluating for the state office, I don't see that approach anywhere. Even though I try to teach it, it seems that most officials are worried about making the head coach mad, and getting a bad rating after the game. The rating system in this state can determine which level of state tournament playoff game you may get."
Until coaches ratings have NO SAY in whether or not a referee works playoffs, you will get this approach.
Let officials know that you will back them unless they are out of line. There are too many incidences of coaches blackballing officials who don't call the perfect game for them.
If coaches file ratings on officials after a game, make them wait AT LEAST 24 hours, or wait until they've watched the game tape to fill out a ratings form.
Too many times this gets done immediately after a game, and we all know how that's going to go!
Just my opinion.
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