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The fundamental problem was the ref did not do his job, for which he gets paid. IMHO

Refs should earn the center spot, not just get assigned. We should have some kind of number on each ref, like a FICO score. Whomever has the best score of the three should get the important job. The coaches should get to rate each ref, each game. And just roll the number up. Simple.



Any referee assignor in the state is going to put his best officials on the toughest, most important, highest-level matches being played that week. No assignor is going to intentionally put an inexperienced, or "bad ref" on a difficult match.

Now, are there always enough quality officials available to officiate these competitive matches on a given weekend? No. Probably not every weekend when there are college matches, tournaments, R3PL matches, etc. going on at the same time.

Kids play sports because they find it fun. Eliminate the fun and soon you eliminate the kid.