Totally agree Pat. Where's the punishment for the official with the bad call? I bet 50% of the ejections could have been settled if the coach would have approached a situation differently, and the other 50% by the ref given the respect of actually listening. Let me guess Alex, you have full self control and approach every matter as a professional right? Gimme a break…
EXAMPLE: How about the next time a referee gets PROVED that he made a bad call that can’t be reversed to a kid who has busted his tail off for an entire season (or all year for that matter) and he walks away with second in state or nationals, that ref should be suspended for an entire year right??? It’s the same concept. Or, each time a referee doesn’t wave near fall points he has to pay 50 bucks? Or when a coach cordially approaches the table for a question on a call and the coach gets told to sit down (like a dog) by the official, that official should have to sit out for the next 2 events and pay a fine right??? That’ll teach em’ huh?
Alex, your comment opened this up for scrutiny.
Wow! So, getting kicked out of a tournament isn't the real punishment? But the following week suspension is the real consequence? And since the kid is not placing at this tournament you are in favor of suspending him the entire next season so he understands exactly what he did. And to be clear, what he did is often times a judgement call that YOU made. Can range from unsportsman for one ref, unnecessary roughness to another, FM to you. And you got your muscle (teeth) I believe you called it so use it. Glad I'm not your kid.
