Here's the reply to my email. Notice he misspelled my name. Also - I tried to catch and point out all the spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors, but there were so many, I'm sure I missed some. Remember, this guy is a teacher.
Mr. Padget,
As for my remarks in the Advocate, I stand by them. As for as blaming the officials for our loss; you are out of line sir. I find your remarks unprofessional. As for as my players lacking skills I find that insulting from you. I have been coaching for 20 years. I have tried my
best to place a disciplined and skilled team on the floor. My trackrecord (sic) proves that. It's that skill which was hampered by one official.
When you have one official making calls out of his area; then that's unprofessional, insulting and ludicrous. When an official stands under the goal and watch (sic) a player violently hits the floor and calls nothing then that's disrespecting to me as a coach and it's disrespecting for my players. Because personally, I teach my kids not to go after air borne (sic) shooters. Why go to a referees meeting and go over the rules? Mac said protect the shooter, they didn't. This was given to all officials that attended the meetings. No, the referees didn't lose the game, one official in a three man crew decided to make call after call out of his area. Do you think it's professional for an official to make decisive calls out of his area? Why did this one person take it up on (sic) his self to blow his whistle? I believe their are so mechanics involved in refereeing. This one referee did not allow his partners to make calls in their area. How do you think I felt watching my kids hit the floor and this one official would not make the call.
I have two kids seriously hurt after this game. It's inside of 30 seconds; my guard is driving to the basket she clearly gets pushed and knocked down on the shot, there is no call. Early in the game he's called similar plays against us blocking rightfully awarded the opponent free throws. Is it too much to go on the road and ask for consistency. I have the utmost respect for officials. I have a disdain for show boats and officials who call out of their areas. Did they lose the game for us no they
didn't? (sic) 2/3's of this crew worked their tales (sic)off. They were consistent the entire night. But, one of them was not. I as a coach and my kids work too hard to have opportunities taken away from us because one official can not or will not follow the rules of officiating or the etiquette of officiating. You and I know that it one official can make a good crew look bad. You also know it's wrong for the opposing coach to ask for officials by name. I have never requested a a (sic)particular official by name. I have never asked for black or white or
whatever. I always just ask for officials who are going to be consistent. This one official in the crew did not allow the others tofunction properly. I am quite sure that in your 24 years of officiating that you have either been with crews or witnessed a crew blow call after
call because of poor mechanics. Because of this one individuals (sic)mechanics the entire crew looked bad. What do you think is unprofessional? For an official to walk out the floor and call out ofhis area. To be inconsistent with his calls. You think it's
unprofessional to tell the truth as I witnessed it. You think it's unprofessional to take up for my kids; I take the blame for all the losses in my program. That's my responsibility as an adult and as a coach. Your peer hampered our opportinity with his inconsistency.
Since you are a veteran of 24 years; i want you to know that if you hadwitnessed this individual you would've have been embarassed (sic) because it's individuals like this who give you a bad name. I have always believed that for the most part that officials are the best. That the truly good ones respect the game and the people who they are working with. The other officials (sic)facial expressions let me know that they were not on the same page. Is it asking too much for consistency on both ends of the
floor. As as "there is no one in the gym who knows more about how this game should be called than my partner and myself". What's the point; officials in a three man crew have areas to cover, areas on the floor that they are responsible for. I have a problem when an official is
making a call when it's not there's (sic) to make. So it's okay for my kid to get a steal, start her dribble, have the ball tipped out of her hand in full view of one official, who makes the call, this one referee who is
trailing the play; then for the lead official to apologize because they know it was not double dribble. The call stop (sic) a wide open lay up.
which (sic) would have put us up by 5 pts (sic) within one minute.
Admit one fact (sic)there are bad coaches, bad players, and bad referees and all of us have a hand. The few calls you are talking about were the result of poor court mechanics. You do not know me therefore you can not judge me.
It's honorable that you speak up for officials. But they are not allknowing or all wise nor is (sic) you or I. But I was there. I have two girls who are hurt as a result of my opinion. Tell that opinion to their parents and to them. I guess getting your legs taking from you do not
warrant a foul! Or that was just a human error.
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Yom HaShoah
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