Cat Fight!

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by CLAY

This is just one of the reasons I am thinking about giving up officiating. If not the crowd, its the coaches and players. No one has respect for officials or the game of basketball. I love the game, but after doing this for 10 years I have to think very hard is it all worth it.

Hang in there, Clay. It goes with the whistle, unfortunately.There are a lot of good coaches, players and fans out there. It's really a case of the silent majority versus the vocal minority. Unfortunately, one side gets noticed a heckuva lot more than the other.

Just remember.... they're booing the stripes, not the person.

[CaliOne]

I was talking with a friend last night, who said he could never referee because of the "heat" you take from other people. I think some people just can't take it. It takes a special breed of person to "feed" off the pressure, which I think I do in a sense. Or it just doesn't bother me what people think, when I know I'm always in the right. haha. Clay, I think, since you've been doing this 10 years, you must be cut out for it!! Keep on keepin on.

[archangel]

Did two -7th gr boys games last night. Between the games, a parent walks by our chairs tableside, said we did a good game but that we werent paid enough for the "grief we got".
I turned to pard, asked,"did you hear much out there?". I kinda remember a couple comments from fans(the usual, "He was fouled"), couches grumbled a little, but really an overall quiet game re: complaints.
I guess I let fans comments go in/out my ears and forget them as nonsense, and was stunned by that parents comment to us(not the compliment part, I heard that LOL).
Focus on the game and all else mostly fades away. Its like if you ever played a sport- during the game you dont even see/hear fans-just the game. Officiating BB, Ftball, Baseball is the same way for me...