[#olderthanilook]

Originally Posted by zm1283

Missouri is really a mixed bag when it comes to coaches' influence. In this area, I don't think that football coaches have much, if any, say over who works their games. I know the state office assigns all district and playoff games, and the local assignor decides who works regular season games. The coaches still rate officials for regular season games.

Locally in basketball, there is a single assignor that assigns all games but coaches do have "preferred" lists of officials they want, although a lot of them complain that they never get those guys. They can also scratch people. The schools draft officials for the district tournaments, but the state assigns playoff games.

In baseball, it's like the Wild West. Coaches can hire their own officials in regular season games. Coaches/schools hire their own district tournament officials, and hire their own state playoff officials up until the state championships, where the state assigns them.

Well, Missouri (STL) is considered the "Gateway to the wild wild West".