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Originally Posted by #olderthanilook

Guilty.

But, I keep my mouth shut during those sub varsity games. Instead of whispering to my wife, I just give her that glance...that look...and she knows what I'm thinking about the officiating/situation.

We're human...and proud parents.

What is really bad is if someone else knows you are an official and ask (basically) "What the hell was that?" I usually just fall back on "They were right there and had a good look. Our perspective up here is completely different."

[Dad]

Originally Posted by Adam

In my experience, doing it "for the kids" does not vaccinate officials against "attitudes and egos."

I 2nd this. Was just saying what he may have meant by putting the two together.

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Originally Posted by Rich

And yet they don't donate the cash they "earn" back to the program, do they?

This past weekend, I attended a fundraiser put on by one of our local high schools to support the basketball program. $20 a plate gets you a great Hawaiian dinner and Luau. My wife and I attended at a cost of $40. I ran into one of my fellow officials at the Luau, and he said, "Don't think of this as a $40 date, think of it as a temporary loan to the program."

[#olderthanilook]

Originally Posted by BatteryPowered

What is really bad is if someone else knows you are an official and ask (basically) "What the hell was that?" I usually just fall back on "They were right there and had a good look. Our perspective up here is completely different."

Yep. Same.

[johnny d]

Originally Posted by Rich

Leave things take their natural course

No question where I stand on this issue