Playoff scoldings from B. Mauer

[SC Official]

Mayer must have taken a course in micromanaging 101. I get it to a certain extent, but come on. 30+ complaints on every bulletin?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by SC Official

Mayer must have taken a course in micromanaging 101. I get it to a certain extent, but come on. 30+ complaints on every bulletin?

It's the Stepford Officials!

[InsideTheStripe]

So glad that I don't work in Ohio...

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by InsideTheStripe

So glad that I don't work in Ohio...

+1. I would rather not be chastised because I let the coin hit the ground instead of catching it or because I wind the clock three times instead of two. College coordinators couldn't care less about that stuff, not sure why Ohio insists on micromanaging every detail.

[bisonlj]

The key benefit here is they are trying to be consistent across the entire state. That is very difficult to do with so many officials at the HS level. There will always be things people will disagree with. I would love to have someone with a level of authority monitoring these types of things and communicating issues to coaches and officials. Even if you only agree with 80% of them, everyone will be doing the same thing.

[jTheUmp]

Consistency is fine, but some of the comments rub me the wrong way. For example:

Attitude: Restricted Area not enforced in the 1st half. Observer discussed it at halftime. Then the official did not enforce the RA the 2nd half. Think about these ramifications – a Pretender?

No problem with the substance of the comment, but the writing style just seems... weird. Why not say something like this:

During one game observed last weekend, the officials were not enforcing the restricted area as defined by rule. The observer discussed this with the crew at halftime, but the restricted area was not enforced in the second half either. The restricted area must be enforced for the safety of the officiating crew and the safety of the bench/sideline personnel.

[Suudy]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

No problem with the substance of the comment, but the writing style just seems... weird. Why not say something like this:

Your example is a good one. What is meant by "Pretender" other than a dig at the official? Keep the bulletin professional.

[JasonLJ]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

Quote:
During one game observed last weekend, the officials were not enforcing the restricted area as defined by rule. The observer discussed this with the crew at halftime, but the restricted area was not enforced in the second half either. The restricted area must be enforced for the safety of the officiating crew and the safety of the bench/sideline personnel.

You need to add pretender at the end.

[scrounge]

Originally Posted by SC Official

+1. I would rather not be chastised because I let the coin hit the ground instead of catching it or because I wind the clock three times instead of two. College coordinators couldn't care less about that stuff, not sure why Ohio insists on micromanaging every detail.

It's not like anyone's getting downgraded solely on that kind of stuff or it's all about the superficial, those are the nitpicky small things that separate the best and are part of the overall package.

I get it's not for everyone, and probably wouldn't work in a larger state like Texas with a different system. But I for one have found the uniformity and detail to be quite welcome. With three dominant urban centers but dozens and dozens and dozens of small towns in rural area, with fill-ins and substitutes relatively common, esp at the subvarsity level and playoff level where individuals vs crews are chose, I like knowing exactly how the guy across from me will signal and move and position himself.

Maybe since I was in the military I'm more comfortable with detailed standard operating procedures, but I think having that detail isn't stifling at all. Quite the contrary, it *frees up* time and effort since so much of the mundane is specified and we can concentrate on other things, like how to read a run play, what to look for, etc. Sure, 5-10% of it is busywork garbage - the value of the 90-95% is worth putting up with that to me.

And frankly, bigjohn, I think it's kind of a jerk move to post the bulletins with a perjorative title like "scolds". It frames the entire thread with a negative tone. Again, I get it -not for everyone and has its downsides. But I think it's improved every year and is an invaluable tool for new guys to have a uniformity in training and standards.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by scrounge

It's not like anyone's getting downgraded solely on that kind of stuff or it's all about the superficial, those are the nitpicky small things that separate the best and are part of the overall package.
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See, that's nonsense. A coin hitting the ground doesn't make a referee worse than one that catches the coin. Uniformity for uniformity's sake in areas like this mean some people have way too much time on my hands.

(I catch the coin on a grass field and let it hit on turf. So there.)

[scrounge]

Originally Posted by Rich

See, that's nonsense. A coin hitting the ground doesn't make a referee worse than one that catches the coin. Uniformity for uniformity's sake in areas like this mean some people have way too much time on my hands.

(I catch the coin on a grass field and let it hit on turf. So there.)

Ok, I'm fine putting that one in the 5% of needless garbage, agree that's fairly meaningless. Yea, Bruce has a couple pet peeves. Was speaking more overall.