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Message: [QUOTE="ThisJustIn, post: 4615515, member: 382"] The first step to "fixing" officiating would be money - and the NCAA ain't paying and neither are the conferences. I got to write about officiating several years ago, and was optimistic when Mary Struckhoff was appointed NCAA supervisor of women's officials. She was making some changes and, for some reason, didn't stick with the gig. I imagine she has stories to tell. Some key facts that are, I believe, still true: The NCAA doesn't supervise officials until the tournament. Until then, as independent contractors, they are supervised (to whatever level the conference funds) by the conference. Sure, the rules committee makes changes, sends out a "Points of Emphasis" that officials and coaches are supposed to review, but every Conference Coordinator has a different interpretation - often influenced by the coaches within their conference. Everybody has ideas on how to "fix" this - few are new. Has anyone ask the officials what they need? How can they be supported? They don't WANT to make mistakes. They love the game. If you're interested (and they were written a while back): [URL='https://fraser61.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/making-the-calls-the-world-of-referees/'][B]MAKING THE CALLS: [/B]The World of Referees[/URL] [B][URL='https://fraser61.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/coaches-and-officials-reaching-across-the-divide-july-2006/']COACHES AND OFFICIALS: Reaching Across the Divide[/URL] [/B]– A look at the relationship between officials and coaches and the impact on recruiting efforts [URL='https://fraser61.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/earning-their-stripes-officials-in-training-october-2007/'][B]EARNING THEIR STRIPES: [/B]Officials in Training[/URL] [URL='https://fraser61.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/officiating-under-review-coaches-conferences-and-the-ncaa-working-to-collaborate/'][B]OFFICIATING UNDER REVIEW: [/B]Coaches, Conferences and the NCAA Working to Collaborate[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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