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Smitty,
I don't think the situation is as bad as you think. I know that I try very hard to apply the rules the way they're intended and the way our commissioner wants them applied, and I think the majority of the officials in our association do the same. Are there exceptions? Yes there are, and I have seen the evidence of some of the things you described more than once, but don't think it is wide spread or prevalent.
People become officials for a variety of reasons and with different long term goals in mind - nothing wrong with that. IMHO, the goals we should all have in common are to strive to be the best we can be, and to apply the rules fairly and equally to everyone in accordance with the guidelines we're given. Those who, in the words of our commissioner "sell their soul for a bowl of porridge" do a disservice both to the sport and to the rest of us, and make it that much harder to do the job right.
I do agree that there are some problems with the evaluation system as it exists, and am looking forward to seeing the proposed changes Camron mentioned - should be interesting..........
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Last edited by TimTaylor; Wed Oct 10, 2007 at 12:25pm.
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