Referee with "rabbit ears"

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by dkmz17

Again, I'm not saying that coach's and fans don't deserve some of their own remediation, they do. But as this is an officiating forum I was asking about the referee's behavior and my current question is how does any official, if he/she has done something wrong or has a problems with knowledge of the rules, get told about it, or does he/she simply stop getting assigned games?

If you are suggesting that an official that makes a rules mistake is going to be whipped over and over again (which might be fun for some) you would be wrong. Depending on who is involved, I guess people will deal with it in their own way. Some might go as far as ban them, but most will likely have a conversation or ask the official why they made a call. They might even show them the rule where they can find the situation. I would not crucify the guy. It was a mistake and if he officiates long enough he will make more mistakes. I know I have had my share. I learn from them and you move on.

Originally Posted by dkmz17

I refereed, but never middle school or high school games. Instead I refereed city league men's and women's games and intramural college men's and women's games. In that forum, I got no feedback from anyone about my ability to call a game.

One of the reasons you got no feedback, because most "real officials" want nothing to do with those games. Those games you experienced are for many (lack of a better term) is a money grab. This is not where official tends to go that are very serious about working HS or college ball.

Peace