[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

I will gladly amend my rule to read that the "vast majority of coaches are idiots and jerks." I have learned a long time ago that coaches are not the friends of officials. Coaches have a different agenda that officials do. Coaches care who wins and loses and offficials do NOT care who wins and loses. Officiate in areas where the coaches have complete control over who officiates and who does not officiate and one will see how crazy coaches are and how poor the overall quality of officiating is because officials worry only about getting games and votes for tournament time. This is the case in NW Ohio and SE Michigan. I rest my case.

Originally posted by canuckrefguy

For every coach that is a jerk there are three more out there who will actually give you a nod after a game they've lost, if they feel you've done a good job. Unfortunately, the jerks seem to have a more lasting effect on our psyche.

Anyway, where I come from coaches have no official input into who does which games. Of course, most Assignors will unofficially seek input from coaches from time to time, so when the time comes for Assc's to pick officials for playoffs and the Championship Tournaments.

It blows me away that in so many U.S. States, it's the AD's and coaches that seem to do a lot of the assigning.