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Refs that should take up knitting

I like the expression "you pay peanuts, and you get monkeys".
I am in no way indicating that the current group of umpires are monkeys, but I do believe that they are underpaid for what they do.
Umpiring is very difficult, and as there are only 2 umpires, who are not always in a position to see what goes on, usually call to their best ability.
Spectators must take into account where the umpire are, and realise that they cannot see everything.

Football umpires are paid a lot more than basketball umpires. They have training once, sometimes twice a week, and are mentored at all times.

Basketball umpires need to be paid considerably more, and also need much more mentoring and feedback as to how they are progressing, and where they can improve.

Without these umpires, there will be no game.

As a coach I think the umpiring is on par with some of the stuff that my players produce most Friday nights. Some is pretty good and some of it is pretty ordinary.

Yes Sport is emotional but I'm actually getting sick and tired of the perfect parent syndrome, from people that have never played but because their child is playing u/10's they think they know it all. There are some parents out there that need a smack in the mouth from some ref's. Personally I think clubs should take more responsibility because you are never going to be able to change the standard of umpiring but you can change the crap that happens from the bench and parents.

Ref's pee me of at times as much as the next person, why because they're human. The next time you play the perfect game, you have reason to complain about the ref's.

But to all the ref's out there that get a whistle in their hand and think their king dick, grow a brain and learn to communicate with coach's and players and realise you can have some banter out there we're not robots

Often I notice that the UIC cannot intervene until after the game, because they are busy finishing a cigarette or hotdog with a can of Coke.
At Morphett vale this morning I noticed the UIC giving advice to a young ref during the breaks. There should be more encouragement and direction given by all UIC.
Heaven help us if the fat controller ever became UIC.