In reading the best offical thead and seeing names like John Shields, Jon Campbell, and Tom Freppon I started wonderind if these guys excuse themselves from refing their alma mater? Should they?

In reading the best offical thead and seeing names like John Shields, Jon Campbell, and Tom Freppon I started wonderind if these guys excuse themselves from refing their alma mater? Should they?

 

Not sure how I feel about refs doing games at their alma maters and I'm certain it is not always easy for the assigning secretary to be able to avoid that type of thing from time to time. The guys you mentioned are good straight up guys and I don't think that where they graduated from would affect how they call the game IMO. BUT,,Yes there is a but to to this post. I do have a difficult time in understanding why a guy such as Tom Freppon (Good guy and decent Official) allows himself to be assigned to games that could directly affect who would then go on to play not only his alma mater but also a team that is coached by his sister (Coach McDonald). Last year in the Class A tourney he did the game between Ludlow/Bellevue and the winner was going on to play NCC and I understand this year that he called the game between Ludlow/St Henry and the winner of that game will be moving on to play NCC.

As I said I believe Tom Freppon to be a very honorable guy but I would think he should recuse himself particularily in tournament situations and that Mr Haas the assigning secretary would have to realize that some people could perceive this as a conflict.

I think the assigning secretary does a good job of researching this in the BBA. He doesn't leave it up to the refs... he makes the decisions himself.

First of all, y'all are questioning the INTEGRITY of an official. I refuse to go down that path. IF an official is "too loyal" to their alma mater, they should refuse those assignments. I think the games move WAY too fast for an official to intentionally be biased. (try officiating and you'll get a different perspective). Although I reserve the right to complain and bellyache to the contrary!! (lol)

I think the assigning secretary does a good job of researching this in the BBA. He doesn't leave it up to the refs... he makes the decisions himself.

 

BBA officials cannot ref games where they have assocations.

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is there enough officials to go around if they don't call games involving their Alma Mater:lol:

First of all, y'all are questioning the INTEGRITY of an official. I refuse to go down that path. IF an official is "too loyal" to their alma mater, they should refuse those assignments. I think the games move WAY too fast for an official to intentionally be biased. (try officiating and you'll get a different perspective). Although I reserve the right to complain and bellyache to the contrary!! (lol)

 

Refs like all people are human. There are always going to be some officials who have hidden agendas. Case in point the one who got caught in the NBA fixing games last year. Regardless of whether an official is not biased, they should not referee at their alma mater because it is a conflict of interest and there's a higher chance for them to not be objective. I think it would be very possible for a ref to make a key call to affect the outcome of a close game.

I know for a fact that a ref I know cannot do games in the county he lives in or at the school he has KIN folks.

I know for a fact that a ref I know cannot do games in the county he lives in or at the school he has KIN folks.

 

That's news to me about the not allowed to do games in the county in which he/she resides. I know that's not the case in most association and in fact I've nevered heard that before anywhere.