I hear you guys... but, I saw what I saw. I did not have a child in the match with the broken arm, so I believe I was seeing it with clear view point. When you hear smacking, slapping and see a balled up fist. More than 20-30 slides in a girls game... I do not disagree with you in principal, but in the specifics of what I see, from time to time, I must.
Going buck wild I do not agree with either. Coaches try to discuss things with the officals from time to time. And it goes from receptive to angry, by MR. Offical very easily.
Kevin, my point is simple. Are all grade 8's the same? If not, their should be further stratification. I would also assume, and may be right just because you have a lower number does not automatically make you superior. Getting a lower number higher certification, probably means more years doing it. Without constant feed back they will not improve.
To me it is like a family doctor versus a surgeon. Family doctors get more out of date over time, because their knowledge base is getting older and older. And their feed back is not as clear cut as a surgeon. Surgions get instant feed back if they do a good job or not. Thus, surgeons get better with age. Ref's simply need that feed back loop. Assessors or assignors do not see them game to game, week to week to provide that.
And I am not blaming the tilt of the planet on the refs. We had some really good teams of refs lately. The delta between the cream of the crop, and the rest is HUGE.
