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Originally posted by Chin Ref
In my association, there is at 39.7% of the refs dont care too much about the appearance: Dark-like pants, wrinkled shirts, shoes w/color stripes even its black in background, reffing with shirts half loosen out. ear rings, necklac seen, you name it. Amazingly, I saw a most senior ref on white jogging shoes. Their philosophy is: its Ok, this is not an important nor the high level game. I'm a wierd in their eyes. Nevertheless, most executive appreciated my standard appearance.
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what is your association? Chinese/HK residents reffing FIBA HK games or an association just for the international schools?
Here in Tokyo we have two seperate systems--Japanese associations that ref japanese schools/ clubs with FIBA rules. And two foreigner run associations run through the American bases where 99% of the refs are military or retired military. ( I am the 1%). These association does all the military/international schools games and all the rec ball games on the bases. Rarely do the two cross over. I think I am the only one to have reffed in both.
Your association sounds like the eastern japan international schools. A few schools that just play each other and they aren't near any military bases to get trained experienced refs- so teachers/coaches ref and wear whatever they can get. The quality is lower but everyone knows that before the games ever start and accept it--usually. They take what they can get.
One year they asked me and a couple of other refs from up here in tokyo to go down and ref their end of year tourney. Had to turn it down because my wife/boss didn't want me to do a 500 mile road trip (even on the bullet train).