I am not commenting on anything in particular about this weekend, but felt it appropriate to add to this thread.

My thought has always been a wish that the officials would work for consistency in the calls as much as possible so the kids know what to expect. Understanding that there will always be a "human factor" and complete consistency is impossible, I believe that there are areas that the officials could work to improve.

My #1 request to the officials is consistency in calling pins. The description of a pin is very specific in the rulebook, yet I see a tremendous amount of variation here. From the "freestyle pinners" to the "your shoulders have to leave an impression in the mat" I think that this is an area for improvement.

This call does afterall ALWAYS determine the match.

To the officials: I do appreciate what you do, and can't possibly understand what it takes to stand in front of a few thousand fans and call a few hundred matches.