Was I out of line here?

[JoeT]

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Originally posted by Alaska Ref on 01-24-2000 09:24 PM
Joe T,

(why was he calling by himself, is he a member of your referee assocition?)

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Don -

Most of our games in this particular league are called by one ref. I think they have trouble finding guys. I don't think the assignments are handled by any particular association, either. (I won't ref in this league since my team plays in it.) Another coach friend of mine no longer plays in the league largely because of the one ref thing.

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Originally posted by S. Hoover

I think you need to spend a little more time coaching ball than trying to coach officials.

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Ironically, that is my usual approach, and maybe you're right that I should stick to it more. My concern was that a precedent was being set to allow dangerous play. Since there was no further incident, it would be fair to suggest that that concern was unfounded.

I agree though that a coach's job is to coach his team. I've found that the more years I coach, the less I worry about the officiating. Thanks for the thoughts and the advice!

Joe