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Originally Posted by BigUmp56
I think the only really subjective opinions you'll get are from those of us who wear both hats.
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At one time I wore both hats too. I had a son that started as QB for his high school team while I was both evaluating and assigning football officials in that area. He also was the starting PG in basketball, and I was also assigning/evaluating that sport. He also played baseball in the spring/summer. I saw some officials in all 3 sports that just weren't very good. I also saw some very good officials in all 3 sports either miss or make a bad call on occasion. I shut my damn mouth though and refused to comment to non-officials on anything related to officiating. Why? Because it's (1) unprofessional as hell, and (2) backstabbing. Btw, I also refused to evaluate any officials who worked any of my son's games. I left that to other evaluators. That removes any hint of not having an objective evaluation. Quite simply, if I've got something to say to an official, then I'm going to say it to his face. I sureashell ain't ever gonna say it to a non-official.
If you want to help a rat over one of your supposed fellow officials, then you are a rat also imo. Did you ever think of going to your fellow umpire instead of the coach, and trying to help with that umpire's training? You know...telling your fellow umpire "Hey, you're mis-interpreting a rule. This is what the rule really says"? Wait....I'll save you the trouble. The answer is no, that thought never entered your mind. Instead of trying to help out or improve that "incompetent hack/mope", you threw him under the bus instead. You wanted to see your kid win, and to hell with any game officials that got in the way.
You still don't get it. After reading a few more of your comments in this and other threads, I don't think that you ever will get it either.
You won't believe this either, but when the word gets out about you, there's gonna be a whole bunch of umpires that won't want to work with you. It's a matter of trust. I know that from experience also.
That's my subjective opinion. Feel free to dismiss it.