How to deal with bad refs

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Trap

My observation, many officials dont want to admit, that there are bad officials and officials have bad days. It is obvious there are bad fans and it seems everyone but them know it.

Bulogna. I have yet to meet or talk to any official who won't admit there are bad officials.

Originally Posted by Trap

There are towns I know that hire the same officials ( usually sub varsity ) for all their games. And these officials are well known homers. That is the way it is. I guess its their view - it is the home court advantage.

I can't say I've ever talked to one of those guys, but you're calling them cheaters. Do you realize that?

[Trap]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Bulogna. I have yet to meet or talk to any official who won't admit there are bad officials.

I can't say I've ever talked to one of those guys, but you're calling them cheaters. Do you realize that?

I guess you are right, everyone knows there are officials of different quality. yet it seems like everytime someone comments about a ref, its always ignorant coaches or fans. ( not specific to the start of this post ).


It is all perception. to me yes, to them, no they are providing home court advantage. These are not the guys you are going to see in the state championships or for that matter even a varsity game. And this is that rare exception. This also doesn't meen if you do all of one teams subvarsity games you are a homer, usually the opposite. ( just ask the home coach ).

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Trap

I guess you are right, everyone knows there are officials of different quality. yet it seems like everytime someone comments about a ref, its always ignorant coaches or fans.


It is all perception. to me yes, to them, no they are providing home court advantage. These are not the guys you are going to see in the state championships or for that matter even a varsity game. And this is that rare exception. This also doesn't meen if you do all of one teams subvarsity games you are a homer, usually the opposite. ( just ask the home coach ).

I'm not saying they're not out there, I just don't think they're that common. Frankly, I'm more inclined to think their incompetence is usually equally spread, and if you ask the coaches from the home team they'd say the same thing.
That said, there may be an element of familiarity that provides the home team with an advantage (the players know what gets called, the officials anticipate plays more, etc.)

I don't there are too many officials (even career small town JV guys) who purposefully give calls to the home team as a "home court advantage".