[theshortbaldref]

In a tournament? I'd say you're stuck with the chap. During the season, I'd think a call to the proper pool reps, or district reps, or even the state HQ to lodge a complaint might get your squeaky wheel greased. Want real action? Call the rest of the coaches in the area and withhold your votes for him/her when tournament picks are being made. We had some stripes in our local district and divisional tournaments this month that wouldn't make it out of apprenticeship if their fellow refs had their druthers. But sadly, shmoozing and politics have too much influence. Pool evaluation committees, if given the proper input, might be able to weed out the subpar whistles and reward the deserving ones. MHO.