[snrmike]

I have taken note of the fact that you are truly a student of the game so that you can be a better coach/teacher for your players. That's an admirable trait. Hopefully you will always have the attitude that you'll never be to old to learn.

As far as the calls in your game go: did you have anyone making a game video tape for you? If so, this tape can be a very helpful tool in several ways.

#1 Do the officials working your game have an association football chairman, supervisor,whatever??
In my area, we have a "Football Chairman" who just happens to be a Big Ten linesman. When he's asked to, (and sometimes on his own) he reviews game tapes and writes a pretty objective and painfully honest evaluation of the game officials' performance. It's not always what we want to hear, but it makes us think about improving our performance.

#2 Did the crew give you a tape to make a copy for their subsequent review of their performance?
My crew chief always hands a blank tape (and a self addressed, stamped envelope) to the home team head coach and politely begs for a copy of the game film. We always find the tape very educational. We always look for ways to look better, be in better position, show more hustle and find ways to have a "zero mistake" game. So far, we have found that the more we do right, the more we need to improve.

I don't know what to make of the calls your ref-crew judged to be correct since I didn't witness the game. Watching the game on the field is a very different perspective than officiating the game and watching from the stands.

There may have been extenuating circumstances - maybe a blocker was in the referee's way. Maybe, from his viewpoint, he was right! I don't know what to make of the FG attempt, but we're all human and prone to error. That's why we have game officials in the first place.

I'm not trying to make excuses for anyone, but if a mistake was made, I don't know of ANY officials that wouldn't want to work harder at getting the call right the next time.

Good luck with the rest of your season!