Referee shoes

[Illini_Ref]

I am looking for a pair of clarino (patent leather) referee shoes. I can't find them in any catalog, but I know they are out there. Anyone know where I can find them. I checked with Honig's, Gerry Davis, and +POS.

Thanks

[NCAAREF]

Seeing you can't find them and none of the big names carry them, what's that tell you?

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by NCAAREF
Seeing you can't find them and none of the big names carry them, what's that tell you?

That only one place has a contract to sell those shoes. It is called a good business move. No different than Honigs being the only place you can buy a basketball jacket with the IHSA logo on them (or baseball hats or baseball jackets). If your suggestion is that they are not allowed, I have seen D1 Officials with those shoes, so that cannot be a restriction against them.

Here is the link to the only place that

http://www.theofficialschoiceinc.com/

[ref18]

The Officials Choice Inc. Carries the Patent Leather Shoes

http://www.theofficialschoiceinc.com, or if that doesn't work, go to the IAABO site and there's a link to it of there, http://www.iaabo.org

[zebracz]

...actually gloss them. Liquid wax, etc. Several coats.

The only patent leather hoop shoe I remember seeing was on http://www.theofficialschoice.com/subcat.asp?0=206

The Officials Choice, Inc. @ http://www.theofficialschoice.com

Let me know if that helps out.

[Illini_Ref]

Thanks for the address.

Actually they are for a friend. I personally won't wear anything but New Balance. I was just helping him find them. I am a police officer and have been forced to wear clarino shoes and can honestly say that I will only wear them if FORCED!

[tomegun]

Is the Clarino that patent leather converse?

[NCAAREF]

I never said they were illegal nor did I imply it. Lighten up Rut. I'll make sure to tell Nike, Converse and New Balance about the good business move.

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by NCAAREF
I never said they were illegal nor did I imply it. Lighten up Rut. I'll make sure to tell Nike, Converse and New Balance about the good business move.

What the hell do I have to lighten up about? You made a statement, I wanted clarification for that statement.

And the business move is to make sure you can get it from an exclusive dealer and you can control the amount of shoes you have to produce. This is primarily an officiating shoe, not a shoe for mass production. Almost all the other shoes companies do not just sell those shoes for exclusive officiating purposes. You can buy the NB 609s and many other Nike shoes that at a regular sporting goods store. I have a pair of the NB 608s and I bought them at a Gaylan's near my house.

Peace