didnt have to deal with theb ref just thought i would complain like the rest of you

5 kids, scotty! you know what causes that right?

I am the Ref that had to decline and the Ref in question does a good job week in and week out. He does ref for the love of the sport and the kids. I agree with Scott 100% if you don't like the calls sign up and do it yourself.

My name is David Budke and I have been officiating for 5 years, and loved most all of the time I have spent on the mat. That being said, it seems this year is the worst I have every seen with ref bashing. It seems like every Monday morning I can log on here and all I see is who got screwed and how bad the refs were at a specific tournament. It is sickening to think that parents will use this as an excuse to explain to kids why they lost. Plain and simple, either your not as good as the other kid, or you didn't wrestle as well as the other kid. IF a questionable call is made, blow it off. If you let the kid think that is the reason for the loss, they will use it as a crutch. But even with arguementative coaches and parents, the state does offer some great coaches out there. I enjoy working with several good coaches such:Bobby at Salina, Matt in Emporia,Scott in Hillsboro, Brian in Chase County, and several more people I just know as "hey you". I am grateful to everyone who hires me as an official and I work hard not to "screw" anyone out of earned points or an earned pin. Next year I would like to see everyone not concentrate on the quality of officiating, but the real reason we are in this, the kids.

David Budke
Ref#564

I will use this topic as my way to spout my annual rant about referees...........

I would like to have them all have their names embroidered on their shirts, so we know who they are. Seriously, I want to know who they are, so that when it is time to vote for officials for State, I know what their names are. I also wouldn't want to vote for one that I didn't feel was ready for the state tourney.

The ref # on the shirt isn't enough. I would never remember to write it down, or memorize it, to get online and see who it is. I can picture at least 8-10 referees, from tourneys that I have been to, that I think do an excellent job, that I have NO CLUE what their names are.

Doug

ps Bobby Stine can fool some people I guess.........Bobby, the reason for sunglasses in the gymnasium.........

so the ref on #2 was the only one that missed a call or what last i knew we are human and we all make mistakes

if were all human and make mistakes why in the hell would you call him an idiot.

so i could stir the pot i know who he is and know his family well im tired of getting on here and seeing that i get on here hoping to learn something not to hear everybody complain about crap i want to know about camps and stuff like that

If you want to know about camps and stuff like that then why did you say what you did on the first page about him being an idiot and whoever voted for him should be shot?

Last I checked you found info about camps under the Camps/Clinic tab. Quit bashing our refs even when they do make a mistake. I watched a coach tell a ref they could not award points on an illegal hold and the points were taken away from my wrestler, I am not on here bad mouthing that official.

Step up or quit complaining!!!