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[QUOTE="Cowtown, post: 920736, member: 2350"]
Probably to a certain extent, for by definition a ref approaches a call from a neutral position. Let me say, though, I reffed for 15 years, then became a teacher and coached at my HS for 15 years, both boys and girls. As a coach, knowledge of the rules made me a better coach, and I knew better what to talk to refs about, and also what not to pursue. I never said, "I'm also a referee" (that's like telling a cop you're a lawyer, lol!) I was just able to let 'em know by the type of questions I'd ask that I knew something about what's going on. The other thing that's good is that after having been in a coach's shoes for a while, and knowing a little more about kids, I'm able to deal with them both a lot better. When I retired from teaching (& coaching), I went back to reffing for exercise and to stay connected with the game. But I also told the commissioner I was only interested in HS, and not in the politics attendant to working my way back up the college list. So in the 5 years since going back to the whistle, there's no pressure now, and I smile a lot & laugh some, too.
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