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Originally Posted by bainsey
I have to agree with the masses, Goodwill. That comment certainly will get someone in trouble at most workplaces, but let that school teach the kid a lesson about our good friend "sexual harrassment." We sports officials need only concern ourselves with genuine threats and violence (both physical and verbal). I don't think "Hey cutie" qualifies.
What's your motivation behind this comment, Mark?
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Bainsey:
I officiated H.S. soccer from 1993 until 2005, and I have expierenced far too many partners, in NW Ohio, who think that the crowd is part of their domain.
Case in Point: The philosophy of the soccer officials association in Ohio to which I belonged during that time: A young official (early 20's, LOL; ah to be young and have hair again,
) stood up and told the group that he had officiated a H.S. game the week before and the crowd (fans from both teams) were constantly yelling its displeasure with his calls (if both sides are mad then he must have been doing a good job,
) and that by the end of the first half he could not concentrate on his officiating because the crowd's attitude toward his officiating. The concensus of the group was that he should have stopped the game and admonished the crowd regarding its unsportsmanlike behavior toward him that if if did not stop, he would take appropriate action.
RFLMAO!! I had to stop the insanity and tell them they were all nuts, which I did, and then I addressed the young official directly. I told him that if the crowd was bothering him that much he had to do one of two things: (1) Either change is attitude and forget the crowd, Or, (2) Officiating is not for him and that he needs to find another outlet for his engeries. That did not go over well with the powers that be in the group.
MTD, Sr.