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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
My feeling is that officials in small communities have it tough. They have to see all of those people in the store and around town the next day. They have to work with the parents and go to church with the families. So they certainly hear about whatever decisions they make, especially the ones that don't favor the home team. Also, if the official has kids, they hear about what dad called from the other kids at school. It can't be pleasant.
If I moved to a small town, I wouldn't call there.
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My brother tried working baseball when he was stationed in HI and was frustrated by the islander/non-islander attitude from the native officials. Granted, this is the perspective of someone who hasn't really officated much, but I think the "us vs. them" attitude is the same, as is the social pressure from friends and family outside of officiating. Sometimes we like to think of officiating and our decisions on the court in some sort of basketball vacuum; but that's not the case.