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Old Thu Apr 03, 2008, 04:25pm
Jurassic Referee Jurassic Referee is offline
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
I don't recall being asked for one, but if you desire it, my belief is that the common 26 year-old doesn't have the emotional or mental maturity to command the respect of the coaches and the players and properly control the environment. That is what I truly believe that officiating is about. It's much more than just calling fouls and violations, which is where the focus of the standard 26 year-old is.

Feel free to disagree, but that's my honest opinion.
I disagree.

Emotional and mental maturity depends solely on the individual. You can't judge everybody or anybody using age solely.
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