Two things about Kansas Officials:

1.) All officials have an obligation to go to the table if a coach calls you over THE RIGHT WAY (i.e. walks quietly to the table, raises his hand, and waits quietly). You cannot make an assumption about why the coach is calling you to the table. Statements like "You can't question my judgement," and "You better make sure you know what you're calling me to the table for." are arrogant, unprofessional, and have no place in our sport. This came from one of the other "Officials of Year" The Tournament Director witnessed this unprofessional conduct and still allowed this person to receive such an award. I was given two warnings for telling a ref that he was arrogant and that he didn't have to be a jerk about my calling him to the table the right way. Again, the tournament director watched this happen and stood by the officials conduct. Where does a coach go when he does it right and still gets the shaft?

2.) The out of bounds is a "guideline" it is not a rescue line for an official who doesn't want to make a tough call. All too often I have watched officials stop action that would result in scores simply because kids get close to out of bounds. Good officials stop the action, Great officials stand their ground wait to see what unfolds, then makes an intelligent decision.