Chances are if you’re reading this, you’ve watched a fight or two in your day. If you have, you’ve seen it happen, the thing everyone loves to hate: A referee’s mistake. It doesn’t even take a major screw-up for everyone to have an opinion. “It could’ve been sooner.” “It could’ve been later.” “What is the referee looking at?” I know I’ve done it. You’ve done it, too. Criticizing officiating is simply a necessary evil if we’re going to bring about accountability and make the sport better.
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