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Originally Posted by rainmaker
I'm very emotional in everyday life, and even more so as an official. I've also discovered a temper which I never knew I had. It's been very difficult as an old coot to learn to deal with all the unexpected lava and steam. I never played, and I'm still a spaz!
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I think the fact that I played so many sports for so long with such (inexplicable?) emotional investment makes it easier for me to deal with goofy comments from coaches and benches...to me they're rarely a big deal and I just don't worry about them.
Oddly enough as a sports fan, I'm very detached...I've never understood wearing your favorite team's jersey or face painting or hysterics over whether your team wins or loses. Even when my daughters played HS ball, I was very detached in terms of being "fan"atical...I was much more interested in their team dynamics and how effectively they were coached. My ex-wife didn't appreciate my detachment (good times, good times
) but it never seemed to bother my kids.