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Wed Jan 11, 2006, 01:00pm
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Wed Jan 11, 2006, 01:26pm
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There is a family in GA that has 3 sisters & 1 brother officiating. We were just recently talking about how it was probably pretty rare.
Speaking of laundry, I think one of their biggest problems is trying to sort out whose stripes belong to whom.  Post the link to the article when it comes out (if it's online) we would love to see it.
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Wed Jan 11, 2006, 01:41pm
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At the D1 level, Tom O'Neill worked a Marquette Univ. game with his two sons - Tom, Jr. and Rick several years ago (probably 4-5 years). There was a small story/picture about this in the NCAA News - but I was not able to find the link/info. on the web.
Tom is one of the big-time D1 guys who works 100+ games per year. His sons both work several D1 leagues (as well as lower levels of college ball). I hope you enjoy the game - I'm sure it will be a great experience!
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Mon Jan 16, 2006, 09:11am
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Hey guys, someone requested the story that was written about us. I am going to paste it in below. Sorry about the length of it.
The game ended up being a great game, one team with 1 loss for the season vs. another decent team. 1 loss team ended up winning by about 10. Ended up be a very fun game to officiate and we had a really good game together. Got a compliment from the winning teams head coach saying we were the best crew he had all year. So it's a great compliment but definetely taken with a small grain of salt being that it was the winning coach. Here is the story: Blum family has date with officiating history By Howard Schlossberg Daily Herald Correspondent Jerry Blum has been a basketball official for 17 years, but hes been waiting for this game all his life. Saturday night, Blum, son Jerry and daughter Heather will officiate the Fox Valley Conferences Grayslake-Crystal Lake South varsity girls game at South. To the best of anyones knowledge, its the first time three people from the same immediate family have officiated a varsity game together. While theyre all excited about it, and a little nervous, they realize the games the important thing. Id just prefer it be another game, but its pretty cool do this with my family, said the younger Jerry, an Indianapolis resident whos working under the states reciprocal agreement. I think Ill be a little nervous, said Heather, a recent Western Michigan University grad in criminal justice and far Northwest suburban resident who just had her first baby in December, the Blums fourth grandchild. Its my first game of the season. Its my first game with my brother. Its kind of intimidating. I think Ill be excited about it, upon taking the court, said the elder Blum, a retired Buffalo Grove teacher and coach, whose children both were varsity athletes at Lake Zurich in the last 10 years. But nervous? I dont know, he said. As of now, I dont think so. All three acknowledged, though, that five minutes, or less, into the game, the dazzle of refereeing with the family will likely have faded. In part, that will be because of pre-game prep. In fact, dad and daughter will have attended a few games together this week just to sit, observe and discuss situations, hypothetical or not. Theyll do that at the game, too, as a trio in a referees traditional pregame. Whats a pregame? As dad describes it, its simply discussing situations that could arise and knowing whos where and when during any and all of that, let alone going over the basics and remembering to communicate out on the court. Besides, son and daughter are confident they had a good teacher. During her first year officiating, Heather said she would do underclass games for which her dad did the varsity. Shed stick around and watch him and hed come early and watch her and offer advice. My dads very strict on doing games the right way, she recalled. I got into officiating because of my dad. I was always into sports, said the younger Jerry. Funny thing is, my wife used to officiate as well. The four of us have gone to Special Olympics together, and officiated there, on a volunteer basis, to help a good cause and to keep their officiating skills sharp. The biggest thing I learned from him was concentrating on mechanics and looking like I know what Im doing, which means being authoritative, said the younger Jerry. The younger Jerry said he knows he gets coaches respect when they see he knows what hes doing. For his part, the elder Jerry just wanted to make sure his kids were objective and had integrity. The thing Ive tried to get them to be is professional and fair, to go out there looking professional, the elder Blum said. And while all three are concentrating on making the game and not themselves the centerpiece, theres no escaping the novelty of the situation and the chance at a family reunion. If it isnt unique, it certainly is very unusual, IHSA assistant executive director Scott Johnson said of having three members of the same immediate family officiate a game. With the younger Jerry and his wife in town from Indianapolis for the occasion, the family scheduled Heathers daughters christening for Sunday. It wont be the last this year for the family. Two more grandchildren will be on board by June, including the younger Jerry and his wifes first child. Angie (younger Jerrys wife) is just excited about being around Abigail, said grandpa Jerry of his second-year medical resident daughter-in-law. Still, all told, the family has come a long way considering the kids got involved in officiating to stay busy and make some extra money in college and high school, which was when Heather started umpiring Little League baseball. She does a good job of handling herself on the court, so does Jerry, their dad said. He takes his game seriously. If he does the prelim (sophomore) game, hell stick around and watch the varsity, and network with coaches and athletic directors to generate more work The postgame will be taken seriously too, when, over pizza, theyll likely rehash situations and calls and have a few laughs about who was out of position and who wasnt. Thatll probably be discussed at dinner, said Heather, a stay-at-home mom whos enjoying her time with daughter Abigail. Well go out and do our best, their dad said. Im always looking for ways to improve, said the younger Jerry, who plans on having a copy of the game for posterity. I know I plan on getting a videotape. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FORWARDED STORY ABOVE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Visit Suburban Chicago's Information Source at http://www.dailyherald.com
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Mon Jan 16, 2006, 09:53am
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Jerry - sounded like a good time.
Any stories, or interesting comments made at the game itself? Who was out of position the most? 
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Mon Jan 16, 2006, 11:20am
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Other than the fact that they announced what was going on as far as the officials before the game there really wasn't anything out of the ordinary. It was actually a very uneventful game, everything went smooth and the coaches coached and really didn't say anything.
Only comments that we heard other than the coaches was by some friends and family that had come to watch. My sister was the only one that had any problems with positioning and it was because it was her first game of the year after having a baby 6 weeks ago and she was a little nervous. Everyone was very impressed that she was able to be out there so quickly.
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