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Originally Posted by Lubicon
Completely agree.
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We do have a system in place of supervisions which senior officials go out and supervise younger officials. The problem that we have always had is the time commitment to have people volunteer throughout the year. There are only so many senior guys and when the numbers get thinned out like that it becomes a challenge to get supervisors.
So we do really have 2 options. Either we pay supervisors (which increases all fees and we do not want that) or we have a coach feed back which could also turn ugly.
When having conversations with a few retired senior officials (level 6's), they all say the same thing. Hockey has become too fast of a game and Alberta is the further behind in officiating. We need to move to the 2 ref 1 linesman system as in other provinces or else 4 officials. The officials are few and far between that can keep a level head enough while keeping up with the play to see everything. I personally would love to see us go to the 2-1 system as other provinces have. It allows the back official to see the incidents away from the play while allowing the front official to concentrate on the puck and surround players.
Congrats to all of you as well on MHW.