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[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by tomegun

1) Unfortunately, I don't think Nevada will like those parameters.

2) I also agree that officials should be able to do both, but if you can tell me why they can't I'm all ears. Like most associations, we have officials who are at/near the tops in terms of ratings, new officials and those in the middle. The officials in the middle are the ones who make up most of the association and that is where we need to get better.

1) Jmo but as long as your area is consistent in the mechanics, there ain't a damn thing wrong with it. Local evaluations will show you whether your officials are really doing what you want them to do. And the same holds true for Nevada's area. Iow, I don't think that either of you should dictate mechanic usage to the other. And I also don't think that it's gonna be any real problem come tournament time either. They have evaluators at regionals, state, etc. that will let you know what they want used. And any official picked for state playoffs should be able to easily adjust imo.

2) If I could tell you, some of my my own officials would be a helluva lot better than they are now. In my experience, it's a matter of an official wanting to get better. Some will listen to you; some will nod their heads up and down and say "uh-huh, Tom" and immediately go back to doing what they want to do as soon as you're out of sight. Imo you're sureashell on the right track though, trying to teach and train what you think needs to be done to upgrade your people.