Today, I arrived early for some tournament games, and so did my partner. We were shooting the breeze, and he told me that last week, he had the ball passed to him during play three times in one day. We were talking about times we'd been hit by the ball, times the ball had been passed to us. We got 30 seconds into our first game, and the ball got passed right to him! He tried to avoid it, but it hit him right in the chest and went sailing oob. We both were laughing so hard, we almost couldn't work. Great start to the day!

I've had the ball passed to me before but I usually go with a quick ole' and we go the other way. Hey, that rymes.

Oops, Mr. Spelling Guy says, "rhymes". :)

So, I guess that means you're a poet,
and you don't know it,
but your feet show it.
They're Longfellows.

Anybody got any extra meds they want to share?

I get about 50 passes a game. Really. Don't believe me?



After the ball goes out of bounds, some youngen then runs and gets it, then they always pass it to me. :D

And if they don't I usually say, "I get to play too." :D

(I guess I should cite my sources and say I got that line from another referee we called Gonzo.)

Juulie - maybe he should wear a referee shirt instead of a game jersey?

Mark - weren't you the partner? :p

No - I never get the ball passed to me during games. I guess the fishnets are enough of a distinction from a game uniform.