What's amateur sport coming to??

[ref18]

I did an AAU type tournament last weekend. Grade 8 girls.

Game was at a neutral site, one team I've seen about 3 times this year, the other I've only once this year.

The team I seen before lost by about 20 points. After the game while I'm signing the sheet I've got some psycho mother screaming at me for my name so she can complain, because apparently every time I've done this team they've lost and it's my fault. I tell her nicely that I don't give my name out to fans, and she's screaming at me, so I walk to the referees room and she doesn't relent. When I get in the room she follows me in, still screaming at me because I'm refusing to give her my name.

At this point I've had enough and out of habit I giver her the stop sign and say "Miss, That's Enough!! Get out!!"

What's amateur sport coming to??

[ChrisSportsFan]

Watch what you say because you're probably being taped.

Wow, come to think of it, you must have really showed alot of favoritism to cause them to lose by 20. LOL

[Dan_ref]

1. Sign the scorebook BEFORE the game.

2. When someone asks your name do what I do:

"Ma'am my name is Chuck Elias...E.L.I.A.S."

(seriously, make something up, do not argue with these idiots. Ted Valentine, Bob Knight, Bill Ding, whatever.)

[ref18]

Originally posted by Dan_ref
1. Sign the scorebook BEFORE the game.

2. When someone asks your name do what I do:

"Ma'am my name is Chuck Elias...E.L.I.A.S."

(seriously, make something up, do not argue with these idiots. Ted Valentine, Bob Knight, Bill Ding, whatever.)

I wouldn't have a problem doing this, but then if they really do complain and it has happened before, I'm gonna get sh!t for giving them a fake name.

[ref18]

Originally posted by ChrisSportsFan
Watch what you say because you're probably being taped.

Wow, come to think of it, you must have really showed alot of favoritism to cause them to lose by 20. LOL

Appearantly it was my fault because the foul count was 25-7.
You know what, I think I'm the only person who thinks that you can have a fairly called game with an uneven foul count.

[Dan_ref]

Originally posted by ref18

I wouldn't have a problem doing this, but then if they really do complain and it has happened before, I'm gonna get sh!t for giving them a fake name.

Well. No one's ever gotten pissed at me for saying my name is Chuck Elias. And I do say it a lot.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by Dan_ref


"Ma'am my name is Chuck Elias...E.L.I.A.S."

Hmmmmmm...

Must be your short name.

[26 Year Gap]

Maybe you should have gotten HER name and indicated you were going to report HER.

[ref18]

Originally posted by 26 Year Gap
Maybe you should have gotten HER name and indicated you were going to report HER.

That thought crossed my mind afterwards, but I was too busy holding back the profanity to talk back to her at the time

[JRutledge]

I would have threatened her with assault. She cannot follow you all the way back to your locker room and harass you like that. I would have asked for her name and if she did not leave, call the police.

Peace

[Dan_ref]

Originally posted by ref18

That thought crossed my mind afterwards, but I was too busy holding back the profanity to talk back to her at the time

You have the wrong approach.

"My name? Whoa...well, I dunno...why don't you give me your number and I'll call you sometime?"

[ref18]

Originally posted by JRutledge
I would have threatened her with assault. She cannot follow you all the way back to your locker room and harass you like that. I would have asked for her name and if she did not leave, call the police.

Peace

The door to the locker room was right behind the scorers table so it really wasn't that far. When I told her to get out, she left right away.

I thank God that I won't have to see that team again this year.

[brainbrian]

You can tell them, and hopefully your partner will back you up, that you work as a team out there. And that she can report both you and the supervisors will know who worked the game.

But most the time I'd assume they'd never report the thing after the heat of the moment, which dies off on the way home. And if they did, I don't think the supervisors would worry too much about it.

[26 Year Gap]

And maybe the coach didn't play her kid enough, anyway.

[Mark Padgett]

Davism: "Why do you want my name - don't you have one of your own?"