[QUOTE]Originally posted by kansas wrestling:
"so I guess what you are saying that just because they are a ref that means that every call they make is the right one and they don't make mistakes and all the people who witnessed the bad calls are just plain seeing things?I understand that the refs have a hard job out there and for the most part they get it right"

That is not even close to what I am saying. I don't know, nor will I ever meet a "pefect official". It is impossible to get absolutley every call right, and for every person that is pleased with your call, there is someone on the other side of the mat that will disagree. The only reason that I post replies on subjects like this is because I want to educate fans, wrestlers, and coaches on the rules and their applications. When someone attacks an official, I feel that someone should be the voice of reason. These officials who were named in a previous post (which was removed later) did a great job. That's my opinion. You are entitled to your opinion, too. However, these officials are prohibited from defending themselves, according to the KSHSAA Officials' Code of Ethics.

This is what it all boils down to:
What I am trying to say is that violations such as stalling and fleeing the mat are based on the JUDGEMENT of the official. As I stated before, your judgement may be different than his. That's wrestling. We,as officials, try our best to call all matches consistently. We are not out to "get" a certain wrestler, coach, or school. So please, don't attack these officials personally. They are the best we've got, and they should be commended, not insulted.

Thank you.