"Special player" - It was great!

[refnrev]

Your response is why I often ask about special situations. I have had a team twice this year who has a player who is almost deaf. She must be able to read lips pretty well, but I always made sure that she could see what the signal was and was clear with my signals and mechanics. You've got to really admire a kid who's not letting physical challenges stop them from playing. I also had a goalkeeper this fall who was completely deaf. When I signaled a corner kick he told me he didn't touch the ball. I had his coach let him know there was a flick off of one of his teammates and not him so he understood. You have to be flexible sometimes.

[Mark Padgett]

I wish we could relate these types of stories to those jerks out there who criticize officiating and think we're just in it for the money and because we enjoy putting their kid down.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I wish we could relate these types of stories to those jerks out there who criticize officiating and think we're just in it for the money and because we enjoy putting their kid down.

Padgett I know you're a softie, and just settle for putting kids down, but I want you to know that I'm not satisfied until I've actually taken a kid's scholarship away. At least, that's what some parents seem to think.

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Padgett I know you're a softie, and just settle for putting kids down, but I want you to know that I'm not satisfied until I've actually taken a kid's scholarship away. At least, that's what some parents seem to think.

Juulie,

I hate to be the "one-upper." But, I'm not satisfied until I destroy the super highway that goes from the high school level directly to the NBA. Again, according to what some parents think.