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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.
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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.