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Originally posted by don16954
Tom Cook,
We have the same problem in Illinois. The coaches are the evaluators and their ratings determine promotion and playoff games. All coaches are to rate the next day. However, it is usually the coach who is penalized or who lost a game who typically rates, and rates you for that one call rather than the whole game. This past year we had two officials going for promotion, and they were somewhat tentative to throw certain flags because of the effect they knew it would have on their ratings and chances for promotion.playoff games.
Our wing officials ask the coaches which three are allowed in the box for the game, and advise the coaches they are in control of the sideline. The opposing coach will keep remindeing the opposite wing that his partner is letting the other coach on the field during the game. So, the wings both us the out-of-sight theory as well well that his sideline, this is mine.
Really do not know if there is a good solution when the coaches are you evaluators.
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Dave Gannaway came and spoke to our association several weeks ago and spoke a little about this topic. He stated that it isn't a RATING system, it is an EVALUATION system and that is why the wording for the system was changed this year. He said coaches can't be expected to know how well a crew performed, but coaches should be able to objectively decide if they would like to see officials at certain levels.
To me, ratings and evaluations are the same thing and changing the wording doesn't help matters.
I think we should get coaches completely out of the system. The question then is, "HOW?"