If you don't think we have an officiating issue stairing us in the face then you are part of the problem! The NCAA has an evaluation system that ensures that the best performing officials are on the mat. The KSHSAA system is nothing more than a good ole boy popularity contest. THere is no transition or succession plan. There is very little being done to educate and evaluate new or even existing officials. Here is the system: AD's are asked to recommend officials for post season. That is the extent. There is no grading or evaluating. Each area has a "go to" official who controls all of the assignments. There is a code of ethics that really doesn't allow for an official to critique a fellow official unless asked. That needs to be abolished! If you suck then you should be told so. If it is time to retire and you can't figure it out then someone needs to say "Thanks for all of your years of help and service but we need to start moving some new officials into the system." It is ludicrous that we see the exact same guys at the same tournaments year in and year out. I would bet that a majority of AD's haven't even seen some or most of the officials they recommend. The majority of officials at the state tournament are, ironically?, employees of a school system somewhere in our state. If we don't put young officials on the mat at these invitationals how are they to get experience? Do you seriously think men over 60 can interpret high level action on the mat and properly score it as well as a man who is 30? Maybe for one match but not over a 10 hour day. Just callling out the facts. Coaches are NOT going to jump on here and state the same thing as they are concerned about retaliation. If you don't think some of the officials will retaliate then you are very foolish. You have your right to an observation just like I do. The difference is that I am man enough to post my name on mine.