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Old Wed Jan 25, 2006, 07:28pm
RookieDude RookieDude is offline
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Originally posted by LarryS
I relayed the incident and he offered to buy me a drink for putting the guy in his place.
You had a Varsity official offer to buy you a refreshment and you didn't take him up on it?

From what I gather...a lot of big business deals are done over drinks and/or a dinner. Why not take the dude up on it? If you don't what an alcholic drink, have a soda pop.

Like it or not...in some associations, these are some of the "politics" that take place. IMO...go ahead and rub elbows with the other officials after the game...you can learn alot just sitting around and listening. Heck, you might want to even participate in the discussions. Show the good ol' boys what ya got...show the good ol' boys that you're interested enough to hang around and "learn" by watching their game and "learn" by listening/participating in the basketball talk after the game.
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