Agreed.

Maybe I'll do it in my next evaluated game and see if it's mentioned.

So you contract directly with the schools? That might explain why you do it that way there.

tomegun and I might not be the most popular officials in that type of system. :cool:

I'm just saying it is something we do here, and yes I talked to 10 coaches in that time frame.

Gotta keep your employers happy. :D

I might be lucky if more than 3-4 local HS coaches even know my name.

Yes. The schools/coaches schedule with the officials directly. Like I said in another thread, I already have my schedule for the 2013-14 season. In the Metro areas they do have assignors, but only in the OKC and Tulsa area.

I'm sure they were glad to have you call them during their day to give you validation.

The reason I talked to them was the majority of the people here didn't do it. I was wanting to know if it was something they liked or maybe we needed to stop doing it. I am always willing to listen and take in what other officials are doing. What works here may not work were you are at, and what works were you are at may to work here.

If I would have took up officiating 14 years earlier than I did then my career would have started out in Altus. I would probably not have lasted too long in that type of system.

How do you get evaluations of your performance? (and please don't say from the coaches :eek: )

No. The state association sends out evaluators who have a standard form with criteria. I got evaluated last week and just got my copy from the state this morning. It has five sections. Uniform and appearance, physical condition, attitude and personality, game control, and mechanics. Under each of those there are categories. For instance under game control it has Pregame, sharp whistle, sells calls when necessary, good communications-coaches, table and players, knowledge of rules and interpretations, proper positioning, and judgement. Room for comments on one side of the form. Then they rate us for each category. Superior, good, average, fair, poor.

This is sent to the state association and they send me a copy. Now the coaches are required to go online and rate officials, but they also have to put if they won or lost as well.

I was at Altus Tuesday night. Small world.

I lived there from '87-89 so I witnessed Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders play college football and OU make the NCAA title game with Lawton's own Stacy King on the team.

Best thing about those years is the Dallas Cowboys were absolutely putrid so I didn't have to deal with their fans.

Back on topic, I wish our state organization was more proactive about evaluating officials during the season.

No, this, of course is legitimate. I have no problem with the blast of the whistle as we entered the court. I have read here, have I not, that some others do that as well. But nobody does it around here except this guy. As for the pins, if I see them, I tell them to take them out, but they're not something that I squint a lot looking for.

I see the similarity. We have guns too, and you will be hunted down! :eek: