I told myself that I would leave this discussion when Backscreen said that he would be willing to listen to any “LEGITIMATE” officials. Despite my refereeing resume, I’m not sure I meet that standard.
However, as a long time parent, coach, fan and referee, and especially as the dad of a young referee that Mr. Shealy has provided mentorship to, I need to say that I fully support the efforts of people like him, and less so the on-line rantings of anonymous Internet posters (of which I am one).
Is everything perfect in HS refereeing? Most certainly not in my area of the state.
Am I doing everything I can to improve it? Probably not.
Am I going to try to make it better? Yes, on the pitch, not on a discussion board.
Backscreen, while you raise some great points, and I wish we could implement your vision for the future of refereeing, please refrain from telling a person like Michael that he’s got “nothing but a bunch of excuses.” He’s a class act.
