TASO Wish List for 2013

[Archie]

A weight limit or health check for officials.  I've gone to some HS games where R's and U's are at least 3 spins each.  These guys can't move to properly cover plays and they are at a huge risk of keeling over.  I'm all for exercise, but just coming out to stand on the field during a game is not the place to get in a workout.  Fat is not a legally protected class, so weed out the fatso's and present decent looking crews for our customers, the players, coaches and schools.

[Etref]

Okay, so we weed out what your definition of "fat" is and prohibit them from working a game.

Who the hell is going to work the games? We already have a shortage of officials. What is next putting a cap on age?

I agree that many officials could be in better shape but we have to have them or do without.

[Archie]

Well...my definition of fat would include the morbidly obese.  The crew I saw this past season included a ridiculously fat ref and umpire.  Neither could bend over to spot the ball...they dropped it and placed it with a foot.  They could not muster more than a waddle and were unable to cover the plays.  The crew would have been better off working 3-man mechanics.  I know about the difficulties posed by shortages of officials, but we need to draw the line somewhere...for the sake of credibility, safety, efficiency and health.

[Coby]

40 times for all officials (and I don't mean a 40 of Olde English shotgunning times)

I am waiting for the call to come in that a coach wants the chapters most athletic crew for his playoff game.  We already let them decide on race why not athletic ability?  I think it would be a great fundraiser to have all the officials out gambling on 40 times.  Lets have this competition at the next state meeting.

[rickref]

40 times for all officials (and I don't mean a 40 of Olde English shotgunning times)

I am waiting for the call to come in that a coach wants the chapters most athletic crew for his playoff game.  We already let them decide on race why not athletic ability?  I think it would be a great fundraiser to have all the officials out gambling on 40 times.  Lets have this competition at the next state meeting.

I think that this does not gain you much. I know some good officials who can not run a 40 for crap but they can correctly be where they need to be.

I have known of some coaches here that are concerned with fitness and do take that into consideration. I do not think they care if the official can run a 40 well.

[Welpe]

I think that this does not gain you much. I know some good officials who can not run a 40 for crap but they can correctly be where they need to be.

I have known of some coaches here that are concerned with fitness and do take that into consideration. I do not think they care if the official can run a 40 well.

I have a strong feeling Coby was being just a wee bit facecitious. That or he's trying to win some easy money at this year's state meeting.

[mccormicw]

It is likely impossible to come up with any system for assigning games that will be fair to everyone.  However, there are systems that are better overall than others.  I am against coach picks because it effects how some officials work their games.  I am not saying that officials cheat (although is clearly possible), I am saying that some officials do not call games the same way they would if the coaches werent allow to reward officials that were pleasing to them.  A coach that likes to stretch the rules will likely not pick a crew that does an excellent job but may have thrown a flag against his team because of an illegal trick play.  That is probably not the best example but the theory is solid.  Additionally, great officials are overlooked because the coach has never seen them at the varsity level.

[rickref]

We are dropping our draft locally this year. I am curious to see how it goes. Since I have been around we always had a draft.

[DallasLJ]

Why are you doing away with a draft?

[Etref]

We are dropping our draft locally this year. I am curious to see how it goes. Since I have been around we always had a draft.

Going back to using a coaches scratch list is probably not the answer Rick. I was up there when we did it that way and believe me it was a pain in the butt. Stay with the draft

Just my $.02

[Cowman52]

I think that this does not gain you much. I know some good officials who can not run a 40 for crap but they can correctly be where they need to be.

I have known of some coaches here that are concerned with fitness and do take that into consideration. I do not think they care if the official can run a 40 well.

Had a coach once, wanted a integrated crew, sent red Johnson, Jared Black, Joe Green, Tom Allred, Jerry White.

[rickref]

Anyone have any idea of State initiatives on these types of things that teh state can do?