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Originally Posted by just another ref
Coaches talk to us during the game. Do they have input on your calls?
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Not the same thing. Assignors talk to coaches for different reasons. They may talk to them to identify a problem and maybe to then follow up on that information themselves. A court official does not have the same working relationship.
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Originally Posted by canuckrefguy
In the sense that if they want to call an assignor and make comments, they can - but very seldom does that have any appreciable effect on who gets what playoff games and where. And they certainly aren't casting votes or filling out ballots, or hiring officials directly like apparently happens where you folks are. That's the point I was trying to make.
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All I am saying in your example they have input. That does not mean the impact of that input is great or that their influence is even significant. It just means they have some say and it is up to the assignors to decide how much influence they ultimately at the end of the day. I would suspect it only goes so far by assignors that have an officiating background.
Peace