Monday, March 17, 2008

Official and Christian Character Complaints

This year seemed to go off very well from our prospective and from what we heard from you. Cheryl and I will spend the next few weeks recovering. Yesterday Cheryl read through the complaints and we were very encouraged to see that complaints about officiating were at an all time low. I am not sure officiating was necessarily a lot better but I believe the more experienced programs and coaches become people realize we need to focus on what we can control.

Other the other side we noticed that there were plenty of forms filled out in relation to teams handling things in unchrist-like manner. This may be a reaction to what I said in the coaches meeting. Bit as we talked we decided that this could be a real positive if it is handled correctly. Here is the plan – we will be typing up all of the complaints over the next few weeks and we will forward them to the program that is being accused of improper behavior. The idea is to let the program be aware of the perception that they created in that circumstance. We believe this will allow teams to evaluate what is being said to us. We are not looking for teams to get back to us with answers as most are isolated situations that coaches and boards will be able to use as teaching and correctional tools. If you haven’t filed a complaint about another teams actions during a game and you feel like it was really something that was wrong please send me an e-mail. I will forward all complaints. No please hear this I will not accept anonymous complaints but I will withhold your name and information when I forward it if you feel that it may cause problems in the future.

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