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Originally Posted by biggravy
I want to hear how things are done in other states.
In Kansas, officials are selected for post season play by the number of coaches votes they receive. Coaches have a form to list officials and it is mandatory they send it to the state by a certain date or face a fine. In my area (southeast KS) we've been told for two years straight that there are not enough officials in our area doing post season. Officials from outside the area are brought in to do our substates. That tells me that coaches in other areas of the state are voting for officials. The problem is that opinions I hear from coach friends is that most coaches here feel officials suck across the board and therefore will only vote for a couple officials. It is like an us versus them mentality. The other problem is we have been hammered for two years straight by the state, our assigner, and our supervisor that we are not enforcing penalties for unsporting behavior. I have yet to see a coach happy about getting a T, and it seems every coach you T is one more coach that isn't listing you for post season.
How do other states do things?
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I think coaches should be allowed to express their opinion about certain officials, but I don't think they should be given the right to pick and choose who officiates their games. I think it's too much control, and it would be too much pressure on me to know that Team A preferred me. It would be like "well, that team thinks I'm gonna be doing them some favors since they've preferred me to do their game" if you know what I mean. We have a ridiculous system in our chapter where coaches can pick and choose their officials, but I left that to be in another thread so I don't hijack your thread.