I have to agree with Schroeder that each match should be viewed as important to all involved. That's how kids gain the drive to move on and do better. I have seen too many officials that have the "its just kids club" attitude. Seems like its rampant this year.

I do have to disagree with AAA. While I have seen a few HS kids as officials that do well. However, more often I have seen the ones that are there for a paycheck and can't wait for the day to be over with the "typical" teenage attitude.

I try to give most the benefit of the doubt until I see a pattern. We had one kid a few weeks ago that had an obvious pin. Shoulders down and the bottom kid just layed there for a good 10 seconds and the pin wasn't called. The ref waited for the period to be over. He was down and watching too. Even the other coaches could see it was a pin. Started them again, our kid got down and he called a pin the second he was on his back (fighting). It's stuff like that that really gets you burning.