Disheartened

[brokerrookie]

I called a 2 day AAU tournament this weekend in my town. This was supposed to be a 2 game on Friday night and 3 game on Sat. Turned out to be a 12 hour venture on Saturday with 3 officials just leaving and 1 scorekeeper walking out with 3 games left. This left me alone to call (had to pick up a coach not affiliated with the tournament) basically alone. There were 2 teams from the surrounding (New Orleans) area. These 2 teams were the most hostile I have ever seen. Of course the games got better as the tournament progressed but the officiating didn't. I had to make almost every call. The other official (coach) messed up time outs, in bound passes, etc. It got so bad, coaches and fans started coming on the court in protest. I am by no means a superb official but not horrible either. What do you do when things get this bad? Is this just a strange unbelievable experience or does it get this bad everywhere?

Todd

P.S. I quit 4 times that day but somehow stayed til the end. One team walked out with 2 seconds left in the championship game.