Smoke and Mirrors...

After reading my most recent post on the 2010 schools schedule I decided to delete it and come at things from a different perspective.

As a blogger, I have numerous responsibilities. Among them is to be accurate, truthful, and open to all avenues of truth. That isn't an easy task since there are many in our society who are quite skilled at "smoke and mirrors." Here are some examples of the smoke and mirrors we are getting in Texas:

* We were told that there would be a Dallas TD/Referee workshop in 2010, so people wouldn't have to travel to Austin on a specific required weekend.

Now that the smoke has cleared, we are told that it isn't happening. Seems that the people in Dallas weren't quite so receptive to the idea.

* We were told that there would be officials schools taught on dates other than January and February.

Now we notice that the three additional schools are now going to be taught "as needed." The bottom line with the schools schedule is that it hasn't changed an iota. Would you be willing to miss the January school in Dallas so you could attend something later that is called "as needed"? Surely you're not willing to buy that line... You'll be left out in the cold holding a baseless promise in your cold hands.

The vast majority of officials in Texas come from the Metroplex and Houston so why not make every effort to be "user friendly" for those officials and offer something new and different. Having a school in the Hill Country is nice but how about making some scheduling concessions for those in the bigger cities. People need to have concrete dates and dates other than weekends so they can attend schools in addition to their busy schedules.

I do try to reaffirm when things are done properly, in order, and truthfully. Unfortunately, that isn't always true so when that occurs, we will point it out. This ruffles feathers from time to time but that's ok. Feathers aren't the sum total of people's lives...

Personally, I think the quality of product we are receiving in Texas is sadly lacking. Its lacking in truth, openness, transparency, and creativity but until people are willing to stand up and ask for more, they will get what they are willing to put up with...