I think everyone that has posted a reply to this thread has some validity to what they say. As a player/coach for over 30 years, I have experienced great and horrendous officiating at every level of this sport. I think it is important to remember that the majority of our HS ref's have never played before and are doing the BEST job they can with the limited training they have had. Coaches and players I know how frustrating it can be. Parents, I don't want to hear any of you criticize an official. If you are not happy about the officials, do something about it. Become a ref. If you are not part of the solution, you're part of the problem! The obvious problem is the lack of knowledgable people, that have played before who want to ref. This is because it is a thankless , low paying job.Every ref that is working this year, whether you think they are competent or not, should be thanked just for doing it! The evaluation is aa good idea and I think most ref's would agree. What do we do with the ref's that are continually poorly evaluated? We might be down to one ref per game.
