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Originally Posted by Ch1town
No sir, I'm not looking for an internet argument nor an apology  You do you! I just thought it could've been a better way & wanted to see what you thought.
I hear you, but it's either or on my games. My response is generally "you can not & will not wear both hats today sir/ma'am. If you want to work, I have an extra shirt & whistle in my bag."
That is for you & your superiors to decide...
I understand the safety issue as well.
Around here kids are allowed to "play up" an age group or two & due to that experience, I've noticed how much more skilled they are when they go back to playing their own age group. Not always a bad thing. |
And I'm not going to argue as you bring up some great points. I would have loved to work this game, but my kid was playing and I try to avoid it. I would have gladly taken the whistle if you offered.
Your "no sir" comment is accurate, but these were two, little-experienced officials who had no idea how to handle it and had the "dear in the headlights look."
Safety is always job one.
We have a "play up" rule too in our one age group and there is merit there. But this teen would have been "playing down" an age group going from the B16/18 to the B13/15 not playing up.
I hope the folks didn't think I was an a$$, but I obviously could have handled it better as you correctly point out. I appreciate your opinion.