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Originally posted by BBall_Junkie
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Lastly, the NBA has very strict requirements for their officiating staff and weight/ body fat ratios are individually established for each ref and monitored. How many overweight officials do you see calling NBA games. The answer is ZERO because they have these requirements. Obviously it is not illegal.
[/B][/QUOTE]NFL officials are constantly weighed and monitored too.
I think it's more the case of an employer having the right to set
reasonable expectations and standards for their employees.
A good case in point might be the NBA currently talking about installing a dress code for their players when they're representing their teams. Do anybody have the absolute right to dress as they want to? Not on their employer's dime.
As long as no one is being unreasonable in their expectations, it shouldn't be a problem. A good example of this is the "aging" official. If an official can't keep up with the play any longer, your assignor/association has to have the right to keep that official away from games that they can no longer physically handle. That concept isn't that much different than keeping officials away from certain levels of games due to their not being able to keep up due to excess weight. If they
can keep up, however.....