Quote:
Originally posted by zebraman
Presence is the "image" that you project while officiating. If your hair is in a ponytail or you have black jeans on, your presence is already hurt.
|
Interesting. When I suggested this before, I was told how important all the other things were much more important than "Presence." Actually the argument that I gave has been mocked as if what I said came from another planet. Now you want to hold on to an issue that I said from the very beginning and claim its importants. I find that interesting.
Quote:
Originally posted by zebraman
I am sure that was not the first or last time this official had that kind of attire on, but he was working that X-Mas Tournament.
Actually, I think rather than assuming that he had worn that before, I might assume that he had a "pants problem" and forgot his backup pair.
Z
|
Well considering the way he officiated the game I witnessed, it seemed like his "attention to detail" was lacking big time. This was my point before about wanting a specific partner. This guy might have known every rule and mechanic back and forth, but you could not tell by the way he officiated or the way he hustled or the way his uniform looked. So Z you are really proving my point in this discussion that we have had for months (I am not trying to go there again, just making an observation). So the guy that has the ponytail and the guy that wears jeans, might know the rules, past many tests or be competent in many ways in officiating, but does not prove it by the way they look. Or better yet, gives a negative impression of how they take officiating. And that impression can affect the way coaches, players and even fans view us and the job we do.
Now my only point about the ponytail is that I am sure there is someone over the country that has worn a ponytail for a varsity and maybe even a small college game. I would have never thought anyone would wear a pair of black jeans, but they did. And even when we talk about facial hair, things have been changing across the country in other professional arenas with what people wear their hair and what is on their face. It is only concievable that someone might do something that was seen as unprofessional at one time. I would love to say I know what everyone does around the country and world, but the reality is that I do not. I am surprised that doing a HS game requires a "floor test" or requires some evaluation just to do a HS game. That does not apply where I live, but it does somewhere. And I guess that is the point.
Peace