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Old Tue Nov 22, 2011, 12:33pm
mbyron mbyron is offline
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Originally Posted by RichMSN View Post
You know what? There are some good/great ex-player officials. But they are great not because they played the game, but because they put the time and effort into learning how to officiate.
Agree. They are great officials because their love of the game motivates them to learn the rules and mechanics, and their personalities are such that they can manage a game.

Being an ex-player is neither necessary nor sufficient for this combination of love of the game and suitable personality.
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