More Ohio Micromanaging!

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by asdf

Should read "instead has written HIS own officials manual"

The pronoun is referring to the OHSAA, not to the Director of Officiating. So "its" is correct.

It also appears to be a quote, so it's correct to use any improper grammar within the quote, although it should be followed by [sic], of course.

[scrounge]

I think this was a very good addition to what I think is a fantastic mechanics manual, which has improved over the years every single year. Sure, there are points here and there I disagree with, but it has been an enormous benefit in standardizing and improving mechanics across the board, especially in a state that had such different operating cultures before this (three large and different metro areas, another style in NW Ohio, a REALLY different style in the rural SE area, etc).

I'm filling in for a crew as LJ in week one in what was an open date for our regular crew. I'm normally a BJ but have done significant time at wing, so no big deal. With this, I just have to study the LJ mechanics and I don't have to worry about how this particular crew - whom I've never worked with - does pre-snap checks or how they signal or where to be, etc. I *know* because they use the same standard operating procedures. We can use our pre-game on other things instead of spending an hour on the basics. What some call 'micro-managing' I call having a standard, uniform procedure to create a platform for common understanding and continuous improvement. Just like when I was in the Army and we had detailed procedures just like this - I didn't have to wonder which pocket ammo vs med equipment was in on someone else, I knew because we specified it. I didn't have to tell the 1st tank driver he had the job of outpost watch when we came to a long stop, he knew and he knew what to do and what to take, etc.

Bigjohn, I don't know if you're in Ohio and conducting a passive-aggressive whining campaign or outside and just have a gold book fetish, but I find this 'drive-by' posting of what I think is an excellent article of tools and philosophies with a pejorative title and no specific criticisms to be kind of pathetic.

And by the way, if you noticed the footnote, most of the content in that article was borrowed - with permission - from Hawaii.

[asdf]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

The pronoun is referring to the OHSAA, not to the Director of Officiating. So "its" is correct.

It also appears to be a quote, so it's correct to use any improper grammar within the quote, although it should be followed by [sic], of course.

Considering the person involved, HIS is the correct pronoun.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by asdf

Considering the person involved, HIS is the correct pronoun.

asdf:

It is obvious that you do not officiate in Ohio because the OhioHSAA has also written its own Two-, Three-, and Four-Person Baseball Umpiring Mechanics Manual to replace the NFHS Baseball Umpiring Mechanics and the OhioHSAA Baseball Umpiring Mechanics Manual was not written by the OhioHSAA Director of Development for Baseball Umpiring but was a joint effort by a number of LUA Interpreters. The OhioHSAA Football Officiating Mechanics Manual was written in the same manner, so please to do not make statements that have no basis in fact.

MTD, Sr.

[asdf]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

asdf:

It is obvious that you do not officiate in Ohio because the OhioHSAA has also written its own Two-, Three-, and Four-Person Baseball Umpiring Mechanics Manual to replace the NFHS Baseball Umpiring Mechanics and the OhioHSAA Baseball Umpiring Mechanics Manual was not written by the OhioHSAA Director of Development for Baseball Umpiring but was a joint effort by a number of LUA Interpreters. The OhioHSAA Football Officiating Mechanics Manual was written in the same manner, so please to do not make statements that have no basis in fact.

MTD, Sr.

MTD,

First, Don't assume. It only makes one look silly.

Next, I know plenty about the Gold Book and how the Baseball manual came to be.

LUAs had little input on the baseball side and the impetus was the college faction stepping forward and endorsed by the DOD.