2013 Greater Kansas City Regional

Originally Posted by nikeairmancurry

It has been a issue at some events with the system not displaying right. I remember numerous matches in a row at the Kettering District where one of the scores was in the 200 or 300 range. On the note of effecting those in a match, when I was a driver I was taught to play hard until the end of the match and the scores will reflect that. Meaning I rarely ever knew what the display score was.

I'll address this for you guys since I was the head ref at KC. After that match, I had a meeting with all of the refs. After the next match, we had yet another meeting and I realized we doubled up on a technical foul on accident. So after the next match, I had the scoring table change the score to reflect what it should have been. We didn't announce it or make a big deal about it since it didn't affect the outcome of the match at all.

While I'm here, I want to say that I had a blast being the head referee this year. I know there are parts that could have gone more smoothly, so that is something to work on for future years (if I'm invited back). Every single drive team that I spoke with was extremely respective, courteous, gracious, professional, and fun. I hope I made it enjoyable for each and every team, as that was something I really strove to achieve.