Well let's see...
My father started officiating in 1989.
He got me started in 1991 when I was in High School.
My youngest brother started in 1994.
The middle brother started in 1997.
As a family, we've traveled to various camps in Canada & the U.S.A.
We've all officiated at the JUCO level here.
The "old man" is now a JUCO observer & provincial evaluator.
I'm heading into the 2nd half of my first term as the Evaluation Chair for my local association.
We've been assigned to a number of HS Provincial Championships over the years. The hi-light of which was 2003 when the Old Guy & I worked the 3A Girls (second highest classification in the province) Gold Medal game together. (I was the R...
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2 out of 4 of us have been assigned to National Championships.
Mom is the official videographer for the family. Over the past 20+ years she's logged too many hours to count on the camera.
Thanksgiving & Christmas gatherings usually turn into a clinic (Thank God, Mom & each of our wives have patience & a sense of humour!)...
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As a side note: My 2 year son has discovered my Fox-40 and blows it better then some of the guys I've observed other the past year. Might be a 3rd generation referee in the family.
