A few questions about what people are wearing, regardless of level.

Pants - pleated/no pleats, belt loops/no belt loops, flex belt, any other possibilities
Shirt - micromesh or polyester, those in IAABO - do you wear the patch?
Shoes - patent leather or not
Jacket - zipper/snap button, w or w/o IAABO logo

The only thing I know we all have to wear that is the same is the black socks!

Seriously though, any recommendations or preferences...Deciding myself what to order for next season...I currently wear the non-pleated looped bants w/belt, IAABO polyester shirt, regular converse 3/4 black sneakers...

Thanks.
Joe

Pleated, NO belt loops, flex waist, and get one of those velcro belts that you wear under your pants to hold your shirt in

shirt- polycotton if you can find one, if not mesh...if you are going to work summer or camps, get a mesh for that. If you are going to wear a flag, make sure you put it on facing the right direction.

undershirt and tights- underarmor


shoes- go for comfort first, then style. Get a can of the spray shine to get the glossy look. Something polishable, not converse sneakers

jacket- whatever your association or partner is wearing

Sansabelt pleated, no belt. The only way to go.

Polyester. I don't like the micro-mesh they appear dull when compared to the poly.

Nike dry-fit tee shirt, Reebok hydra-move tights, Underarmour knee high socks. I'll probably go all Underamour next season. The tights are great and I love the knee high socks.

Adidas a3 leather shoes. Best shoes I've ever had, I'm glad I bought 4 pairs because I can't find them any more. I still have 2 pairs in the box.

Snaps, no logo. Whatever you go with, make sure it has the elastic around the bottom, I can't stand the jackets that hang across your rear end.

re: Official's Dress

Don't wear one.
Stick to shirt and pants.

Official's Dress...

When I saw this topic, I thought for sure you had worked a game with Padgett! :D


OHMIGOD!!! How embarassing! :o

What decade are you officiating in? Do you have a big black collar on your shirt as well? :D

[Edited by BktBallRef on Feb 19th, 2005 at 01:30 PM]

ok, so wear the beltless pants...now, pleated or flat front?

Most are wearing pleated.

I wear the Sans-Belt type beltless slacks from Honig's.

just to make things crazy, what is the difference between the side pockets or the "western style" pockets that are upwards? also, any info on undergarments (underarmour or McDavid) or poly vs micromesh is appreciated.

Side pockets are on the side, western are on the front. Undergarments: I wear the McDavid compression shorts (A80 from Honig's) and the McDavid V-neck sleeveless shirt (A59 from Honig's). Some people prefer the compression tights. Whatever you get make sure they are black. Some people prefer the shirt to be white, but I say if it isn't your striped shirt, it should be black! :) Happy shopping.

A lot of pants with side pockets have white lining that shows when you run. The western pockets are less likely to show. ALso side pockets can bunch up inside and make you look lumpy. Or in my case, lumpier. And if you are the kind that keeps stuff in your pockets, the stuff stays in better with western pockets.

I remember a game I filled in for three years ago where the guy I worked with had a hockey top (collar and long sleeves) on with sweat pants and white tennis shoes. If you all can believe it this was a boys varsity game. Where or who got this clown from I'll never know and not sure I want to. This forum won't allow me to type what I said to the AD after the game.

Unreal :eek:

pants:no pleats, beltless...
shirt:mesh! its cooler and more comfortable
shoes:all black, keep'em shined up
Jacket:zipper, no snap button

I wear pleats and have never worn a belt, even back in the late 1980s. Poly mostly, but I did buy a mesh shirt this season. Patent shoes. CCA-style jacket from Honig's (no logo). Gerry Davis ultimate sox, McDavid black full-length tights, a black McDavid compression v-neck T-shirt rounds out the ensemble.

Also have some shirts with flags on the left sleeve.

Anybody ever have a partner ref with a Yarmulke on? I had it happen not to long ago. I gave him a hard time by telling him that I didn't remember seeing it the book. He was pretty cool though so it was all good.

I use to wear navy blue coulottes in the old blue and white NAGWS days.


MTD, Sr.

Yeeeooow!!!

Blind again.
:)

Do not wear Bike brand coaching pants.

it seems everyone is wearing beltless, so i am going to go that route...is there any reason for pleats vs. no pleats? can't think of any...also, anyone rate mcdavid versus underarmour? and where else aside from official's choice can i buy the IAABO shirt e/ patch? thanks.

I wear beltless with pleats, I think they look better and they are a little roomier when you run. As for underarmor/mcdavid debate, I go with what ever is cheapest, go to kmart and check out their nobrand stuff. I believe Official's choice is the only one licensed to sell IAABO stuff.

Including the orange armbands?

wouldn't this be lovely
 

In FED, women basketball officials have the option of wearing a black coulotte skirt, long white knee-high socks, and white officiating shoes.
In my 25 years, I've only seen one woman wear that particular garb.
It looked pretty silly.
Hey Juulie, think we should try this? ;)

Barb

Anyone know who's got the best prices for the Sansabelt brand pleated pants?? I don't like the look of the Honig's pleated pants I have, and was looking to try the Sansabelts.

its a place called pro-ref.com...they have good pants

In our association, we wear pleated, belt-less pants. I got mine from The Official's Choice when they had a 2 for 1 sale at the beginning of the season. Please be warned that their pants run tight and they do not taper much in the leg.

Everyone in my area wears Mesh.

In our state, we wear CCA jackets, even for high school. This saves us from having to have two different jackets.

I wear Patent Leather Converse. I love them. Unfortunately, I only bought one pair. This year I tried the Reebok Patent Leather. I did not like them.

I wear black tights. I also wear a sleeveless black Starter shirt I bought at WalMart.

We all know what causes blindness.

Re: wouldn't this be lovely
 

Well, it would certainly interject a note of humor into the game!

Sansabelt pleated
Poly shirt (looks better coming out of the bag, imo)
Nike dri-fit undershirt
Patent leather shoes - and I like 'em a lot


A couple of weeks ago I had a partner wear a shirt with a black floppy collar that zipped up the front. Half way through the game I noticed that he's unzipped it halfway down his chest, showing his white undershirt and gold chain he's wearing. Not to mention all his clothes were faded, like he hadn't bought a new uniform since 1990. (Then again, maybe he hasn't) And his glasses kept falling off. Ugh. That game was frustrating.

Shirt: New officials choice Micro softer, or McDavid shirt, all depends how I feel.

Pants: I have 2 pairs, both Honigs brand, beltless, 1 pair pleated, one pair flat front.

Jacket: My association has their own warm up jacket.

Understuff: I have a pair of Bike compression shorts, a pair of Under Armour Compression shorts and Nike compression shorts. I alternate through them. I also wear the McDavid HDC undershirt.

Shoes: Converse Patent leather, I'm in the process of buying a new pair of the officials choice brand. I like the patent leather look a lot.

no armband

Actually, I never wore coulottes, but all of the other female officials, except one, always wore coulottes, therefore I always wore blue pants. The only time I didn't wear blue pants is when I officiated with the exception. She was a good looking graduate student who was the same age as me and she always wore shorts, and when I officiated with her, I wore shorts.

MTD, Sr.

TMI!! TMI!!