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Originally Posted by Trap
I guess you are right, everyone knows there are officials of different quality. yet it seems like everytime someone comments about a ref, its always ignorant coaches or fans.
It is all perception. to me yes, to them, no they are providing home court advantage. These are not the guys you are going to see in the state championships or for that matter even a varsity game. And this is that rare exception. This also doesn't meen if you do all of one teams subvarsity games you are a homer, usually the opposite. ( just ask the home coach ).
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I'm not saying they're not out there, I just don't think they're that common. Frankly, I'm more inclined to think their incompetence is usually equally spread, and if you ask the coaches from the home team they'd say the same thing.
That said, there may be an element of familiarity that provides the home team with an advantage (the players know what gets called, the officials anticipate plays more, etc.)
I don't there are too many officials (even career small town JV guys) who purposefully give calls to the home team as a "home court advantage".