i think that there needs to be some sort of criteria set, either that or before matches the individual referee should explain to each wrestler exactly what will constitute a stall according to his bias. there were too many matches with plenty of action where referee bias seemed to play way too much part in the outcome of the match.

i cannot express enough how important i believe action is in matches. i wish stalling were called more, but if you have allowed something from one wrestler the entire match calling stalling on the wrestler who initiated the majority of the action with 8 seconds left in the match is something which displays obvious personal views to who the referee favors.

being impartial is nearly impossible, even if it is what you are paid to professionally do. asking someone to be 100% impartial, even if they agree and take an oath not to play favorites, is never going to be realistic.

overall the officials do the best that they can and for sure do not get enough appreciation for the matches that they do very well. however they do catch a lot of grief when they exist as human beings and exhibit human error. i dont expect anyone to be perfect, not even wrestling officials. however i would appreciate it if the officials would communicate what they are lookiing for in a match prior to the match starting and not waiting out that looking for tilts and taking shots was considered a stall.

i coach my wrestlers that the guy in the stripes is right even if he is wrong. this is true, in my 19 years involved in this sport i have yet to see a referee reverse a call based on a coaches argument. arguing causes the referee to hold grudges, especially how you handle yourself during your complaint. those of us who are intense and animated struggle late in certain tournaments with certain referees.

making threads suchs as these does not properly explain what it is that i am wanting from our officials. i think that all i am looking for is some consistancey and more importnat dedication

congrats to eric luedke for wrestling a great match in the finals against neil. the final match with leudke and neil was everything it was billed to be.