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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
Zebraman, wow you are making some serious excuses for being out of shape. Is there a reason for this?
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The reason is that you missed his point completely. You need to go back and re-read his post.Z isn't making any excuses at all for officials being out of shape.He's simply telling you that,on afternoon games,availability can be the
only factor on who is assigned to games-fit or not.As an assigner,I can tell you that that is certainly true.You take what you can get sometimes.If the mirror fogs up,they're on the game
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I think that you also missed the ":-)" in his post. [/B][/QUOTE]
And with all due respect JR, I also think Z missed the point that everyone else is making. For one, we realize that if a game needs to be filled, especially a lower level game you put pretty much anyone on the game you can. But if other tests are to be used a barometer for ability, why not a test of physical ability? Especially when I see fat, older and lazy officials on games working over younger, in-shape, hard working officials. If we are going to use written tests as qualifiers of officiating ability, why not physical ones? Now no one is saying you have to have officials that have a 6 pack on your stomach and the marathon ability of an Olympic Champion, but if we want to test other things which have little to do with officiating, then why not something that we actually have to do, RUN?
Peace