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Originally posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
Sports officiating is a profession masquarading as advocation.
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Grrrrrrr!! This is false, Mark! Every once in a while you make this statement and it's just false. For 95% (or more) of officials, officiating is
not a profession; any more than raking leaves is a profession for the teenager who does it on weekends to make extra money. It's a silly claim, and I don't understand why you keep making it. Can it become a profession for a very few who are able to make their living at it? Yes. And if this is all you mean, then fine, I agree with you. But does that mean it's my profession? Obviously not.
Saying that officiating is a profession masquarading as an avocation is the same as saying that volunteers who are picking up trash in the park are part of the garbage collection profession. It's just silly.
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When one accepts money to officiate, that person is expected to perform at a certain minimum level of competency.
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True, but that hardly qualifies it to be one's profession.
We've been through this before
http://www.officialforum.com/showthr...?threadid=4933 Also,
http://www.officialforum.com/showthr...?threadid=2881
Chuck
[Edited by ChuckElias on Mar 27th, 2003 at 08:56 AM]