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Originally Posted by BillyMac
... it was a recreation level game ...
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I'm not sure if I've announced this to the Forum? No more Catholic middle school games for me. Just high school games from this point on. Chronic leg problems and a new Catholic middle school geographic assigning area (farther away than in the past), led to my decision.
Patellofemoral pain syndrome in both knees, and osteoarthritis and a bone spur in my right ankle, have really had an impact on my ability to work night, after night, after night, after night.
Now it's just high school games. A night off a few times a week, a knee brace, a few aspirin, and daily elastic resistance stretching exercises, can keep me on the court.
No matter how much we love officiating basketball, we can't do this forever. We get older and the players stay the same age. It just doesn't seem fair. And I was just getting the hang of this, after thirty-five years, finally.