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[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
As you know, coaches rule the roost in Ohio, and decide who officiates and who does not. On two different occasions this year (one time in the presence of two other varsity officials, one of whom and taken my officiating class), that there were black balling me because I enforce the rules the way that the NFHS Rules Committee wants the rules to be enforced and not the way the coaches in NW Ohio want the rules enforced. I was told that my insistence on: 3) calling disconcerting action when the coach yells to his players along the free throw line while his opponent is shooting free throws, were among the reasons for my black balling.[/B]

Several months ago there was a very long discussion on the "other" board regarding disconcertion.You were extremely adamant at that time that you could NOT call disconcertion,by rule,on any bench member.You stated that you could only call disconsertion on a player on the floor,and that,if anyone on the bench disconcerted,the only call that could possibly be made was a T.I was just wondering what your actual call was in (3)above to get the coaches so riled-a disconsertion violation or a T?Or both?
Btw,does Ohio have any appeal process for an offical that thinks that he has been wrongfully blackballed?If not,there should be one!
Also,btw,below the D1 level,officiating is an avocation that you should pursue in a professional manner.JMO.

[Edited by Jurassic Referee on May 14th, 2002 at 10:12 AM]