[devdog69]

I'm going to try not to rant here, and I hope that NWA coach will return to read this and take some of what I am saying to heart.
1. I'm guessing this was an MAYB event since you mentioned Branson and there was one there this past weekend. This is a valuable organization but they do not treat their officials with respect, don't take care of business with regards to scheduling officials and therefore they get what they can. At the sixth grade girls level, it is likely that your official was pretty inexperienced. In fact, I'm guessing he's never seen a varsity floor and probably only works summer ball.
2. These officials work 15-25 games per weekend and depending on the time you see them, they can be pretty cranky, so they may have a short temper, just an observation.
3. You were out of line to try to embarrass or 'show up' the official by pointing at the line. I would much rather have you ask 'didn't she step out', than bend over and point. In a summer weekned tournament, I'll whack you every time. However, I gave only two technicals in 23 games this past weekend, both the first time a team had seen me and they didn't know that the bs wouldn't be tolerated. After that we got along well.
JMHO, as always but I don't see this organization continuing it's growth and prosperity without a little attention to detail and the officiating does need to be addressed, but they seem to only be interested in collecting money rather than putting out a good product. NWA coach, feel free to email me and we can discuss some specifics if you feel inclined.