Coach submits lineup backwards

[TimTaylor]

mbyron,

Actually the match in question in the original post was Soph (JV?) level.

No one is advocating being draconian. Ball handling is a good example. You always have to call the obvious. Beyond that officials can and should adjust how they call things like doubles on the sets based on the level & capability of the players - the most common approach is to call to the skill level of the higher skilled team.

Ask the coaches and I think you'll find that the two things they overwhelmingly want most from the officials are consistency and fairness. The same goes for assigners - they'd much prefer sending a known quantity over a loose cannon to do a match. If you look at the type of official that you see as moving up the officiating food chain, I think you'll find those two qualities.