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Originally Posted by RichMSN
I live in Wisconsin and while I am not happy with a lot of things revolving around what you say above, I do not let it affect me one bit. I'd rather quit than let a rating or a conference commissioner blacklist affect how I run a game...
So just take care of business and work the other schools.
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I understand what you are saying... and agree.
I am a late bloomer as an official. I did not blow my first whistle until I was 35 yrs old, so I am not as "networked" as many my age. At this point, I believe I have established a positive reputation as I am getting a greater amount of contracts each year. Additionally, my age and life experiences have made me a much more grounded person and do not hesitate to "do the right thing" and TCOB. One example of this is my active role of informing ADs about their lower level coaches & players conduct (positive or negative). I have also sent numerous Positive Sports PLUS reports to the WIAA (one was recently published in the
Bulletin).
I sincerely do not spend much time worrying about what a coach is going to rate me either. The sad part is that they are involved in the process at all.