Rating officials in Illinois

[JoeT]

Originally posted by bob jenkins
Nothing, but I don't think there's the same level / amount of personal issues between coaches / officials -- that is, a coach isn't likely to rate all officials from one association as a "1" (the highest) just because the officials are from that association. [/B]

I agree. I am a varsity coach and an official (although less and less the latter) in Chicago, and I seriously doubt that most coaches would even know which association anyone is in.

Problem is, there's a whole lot of other things most coaches don't know about officiating (which is acceptable since they're not officials). I've often wondered about the validity of some coaches' reviews when few (those who don't officiate) could tell you where an official's primary area of responsibility lies in a given situation.

I agree it's better to have a rating system than not. But I certainly feel for guys who don't feel like they get a responsible rating from coaches.

[Edited by JoeT on Aug 15th, 2003 at 10:27 AM]