When I was coaching varsity basketball, I knew some of the officials from highschool. They were the ones that were on the teams and NEVER played, well, except senior night and when there were really big leads. Now they get off on the authority of being an official. It goes without saying that they sucked as officials as much as they sucked when when they played in highschool. The official in question was probably jealous he was a bench warmer and this kid with no legs was playing in the game.
>>When I was coaching varsity basketball, I knew some of the officials from highschool. They were the ones that were on the teams and NEVER played, well, except senior night and when there were really big leads. Now they get off on the authority of being an official. It goes without saying that they sucked as officials as much as they sucked when when they played in highschool.<<
I'm calling BS on this. If you persist with this nonsense, please list the specific names of all the officials you are referring to, where they went to school, and when, and exactly how you know they NEVER played. It sounds more like you have a chip on your shoulder about officials (probably aren't good enough to be one) and are taking it out. I think if you gave us your record as a coach, we'd see what the motivation here really is.
I've officiated basketball and football, basketball up to the Division II NCAA level. Not only did I play (Juco; probably a level at least as high or higher than you did) and was good (HS all-district, even though I wasn't a starter), I worked with officials (good officials, mind you) that were high school all-state, Division I NCAA players, and everything in between. Besides, being a good player and being a good official and having played a lot or at a high level are two different things. I'd assert the best officials and coaches are the ones that WEREN'T the most talented. One cannot acquire the temperment it takes to be a great official by being a good player. And the vast majority of officials I've worked with don't have an authority complex. The ones that do don't last long, mainly because they can't get along with people like me.
Please don't make stuff up. If you have a beef with officials, then state that.
Quite the generalizations about officials, don't you think? Should I make sweeping judgments about how most coaches are a$$holes simply because a few of them are?