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Old Fri Jan 11, 2013, 12:07pm
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Originally Posted by ODog View Post
Can I ask what the apparent physical condition of the "bad ref" was?

While I agree it may have been a new official just in over her head for the time being, we can't rule out from the stationary/distant trail positioning and the desire to control when post-goal inbounds passes were made that she's entirely too out of shape to be officiating at any level and compensates for that with horrible positioning and self-serving mechanics.
Physical conditioning could have nothing to do with it, either. I've seen JV officials stand with their heels on the division line and those guys are thin and appear to be in good shape.

Sometimes it's a lack of training. Sometimes it's just laziness.
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