[grunewar]

I caveat my statement by stating up front, this opinion comes from a primarily sub-V official.

My pre, half-time, and post game reviews are mostly initiated by me. They are honest and to the point and much of the time are self-assessments and questions. Many times my partners are not interested, not as serious about the profession, may not be trying to improve or get better, and may be officiating for different reasons.

I have shook (shaken?) a hand or two and said, “Nice game” or “I enjoyed it” where I wasn’t as sincere as I could have been.

If others don’t want to “play by the rules as emphasized by our Association,” participate, or see it the same way as me, their loss IMO. Mostly I just let it go. I really, really appreciate a good partner who is serious about doing it the right way, points out the good, bad, and ugly – AND has fun to boot! JMO