I have told many people, including standingup at the state body meeting, and asked this question: "Why can't officials have names on their shirts, instead of numbers?"

I can picture a dozen GOOD officials, and I don't have any idea what their name is. And I have NEVER taken the time to write down his number and look up his name. I can also picture 5 or 6 officials that I think are complete idiots, but have never taken the time to look them up either. There are some that I know names of, on both sides of the fence, but there are more that I do NOT know, than those that I do know.



I just don't think we are asking too much for them to put names on their shirts.

This would make it much easier on coaches to make knowledgeable recommendations for state officials.