Article: Refs get it wrong way too much

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I'm not 100% sure that twref meant officials should coach to get a better understanding of the game - I took it as "if you tried to do what they do and have to deal with what they have to deal with and their particular set of demands, pressures and perspectives, you'd have a greater understanding of their job, just like if they tried to do our jobs, they'd have a better understanding of how difficult it is and how hard we try."

I might be reading that wrong. But I don't think we need to coach to understand the game. I think some of us might need to try coaching to better understand coaches, and I think some coaches might need to try officiating to better understand us.