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Message: [QUOTE="ThisJustIn, post: 2694085, member: 382"] You cannot "admit wrong" if you don't set up a level of trust and education with the coaches, players and fanbase. (And, you know that supervisors HAVE admitted errors) You CANNOT throw officials under the bus if you haven't set up a structure for them to be publicly critiqued. Privately, my understanding is every game tape is reviewed by the supervisors and discussed with the officials. Officials have been suspended and/or removed from rosters as a consequence of errors they've made. Anyone want to come up with a ratio "correct v. incorrect v. interpretation" calls that gets a ref booted? And, btw, when you boot a ref, who are you going to get to replace that person? Sure coaches moan and complain and insinuate and get fined. That's because they've kvetch in public. In private, they can submit tapes for review. They can offer written feedback. They can speak to the supervisor. Having spoken with supervisors, they say that often there is no follow up after the press conference rant - that, upon review of the actual tape, the coaches see they were wrong. OR, the coaches simply enjoy whining, but have no interest in actually following up and learning. It takes time and commitment to actually engage in an learn about the process. As for consistency? Bah. Hobgoblin and all that. Things that could help support that? Massive, ongoing training across the divisions. Fourth official? Technology upgrades - as in, sensors in shoes to cal 3 seconds? Bigger court, so now that players are bigger and taller they're spread out a bit more so officials can actually see? Ultimately, I invite people to reflect on their own performance and the performance of those around them. What would YOU do to "make everyone better and more consistent"? What resources would it take to make that happen? [/QUOTE]

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