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Old Mon Jan 10, 2005, 12:04pm
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Originally posted by IowaMike
Some senior officials will do that to an "older" male as I have experienced it. I am in my 4th season and am 42 and have been treated like the village idiot by a few guys who let me know that they are really doing the assignor and me a big favor by "slumming" and working a sophomore game. I just smile and let them talk about themselves and their big time college schedule. I don't feel inferior, I am starting to get a few varsity games myself and though I know I can get better, I also know that I am a good official to work with. There are just some really arrogant people out there, not just in officiating but in all walks of life.
Of course you're right. There are plenty of refs who are full of themselves and don't think anyone else will ever quite reach their pinnacle of perfection. But a young man is more likely than an older one to get treated this way, and a young woman is more likely still.
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