Fan Ejected

[Dad]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I did not get involve in this for any other reason then I love sports and the sports I officiate and I am competitive to do the job correctly. Never has the "kids" really crossed my mind. I do this because it is fun and I would rather not coach. And I get paid so I would not do it for free.

That code of ethics has nothing to do with why we leave our home. There are other things we can do other than officiate and if the motivation is that narrow most of us would not do this at all. And just by the numbers we often lose, obviously there are people not finding the motivations in the right place to stay. This "It is all about the kids" crap gets on my nerves, certainly with the fact that I do not just do games with kids.

Peace

Motivation is that narrow? I don't know what you mean. Everyone has their own motivation for being an official.

As for "It's all about the kids," I just ignore the ambiguous statement. It's not like you're going to get a good answer asking someone what they mean.

I treat players/athletes in a professional manner. Most of the time at least, sometimes I can't resist telling a player/coach my opinion on their amazing play after they've given me their opinion on my call.