The lack of concern is also apparent in the intramural sports, namely basketball. I understand that Loyola's primary focus is the development and welfare of the students, but because of the poor performance of the referees, the intramural sports program is jeopardizing the health of the students. I'm not trying to badmouth the referees. I mean, I love a little referee bashing, but this is more important. The players are going to get hurt.
Referees control the tempo of the game.
If referees allow players to push each other around, the players will do so until people start to get injured. I don't place the majority of the blame on the referees. They don't get paid more or less for how they call the game. The source of the problem comes from the intramural director. Not only does he condone the actions of the refs, but also when I tried to complain he called me an idiot.