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Maybe the questiion why are some leagues not like others. The other night I posted about what games I was having in this new leauge (that wraps up on tuesday :-( ) and the other league closer to me is like hell! Everygame I call is torture. I think after I finsih my summer league stint out that I will no longer call here because the commishoner has a chip on his shoulder. Last year I came in and they gave me a bunch of smaller kids games. Said I wasnt right for that age group so moved me up and let me call exclusive 10 and up age groups. But one game we had a porblem with one of the board members who is comepletey ignorant when it comes to rules. And i was right. He swore up and down I was wrong was holerin screaming . I gave him a T and all hell broke loose after that. Another game the commish (who was coaching) came out on the court at half-time and talked down to me. One more "screw-up" and i was gone. I said you can have my whistle and started to walk off. He said he wasnt done talking to me and i said ... Well COACH (yes i stressed coach) I'm done talking to you. and walked off. I've almost walked out of the gym on him several times because of issues.Seems like im the only one with the problem in this league. No one gives the other two refs in the leauge who know what they're doing a hard time. I'm sorry I dont use Over the back and reaching in when reporting, and I'm sorry i enforce the rules even though you say this is recreational basketball.. but dont keep calling me week after week then ***** at me after I ref agame. I had a problem last night with the fomroer commishoner. He told me "I wrote the ruels and your wrong!" I told him i've read the rule about the back court guariding issue sevearl times and he proceded to yell anout how i was worng. I finally gave him a t. At halftime he said he was sorry and i very sternly told the 41 year old man that he will not pull rank on me when he's a coach like that. Espcially when me and my partner (who is a varsity official of 10 years- over all 25 years) havnt had a chance to converse about the situation to correct it. Thanks for letting me vent. It feels so good to get out of my system sometimes. (FYI - i never get greif when i've got the partner i refered to just now or two other experinced guys - but if im on the floor with an official who doesnt know the rules or any mechnaics i get all kindsa flack) go figure.

Like I said, once I fulfil my summer leauge schedule to date I think im done in the leauge. I've got a Jr HIgh schedule waiting for me next year and a really good girls leauge to call in.