Age a Discretion??

[mick]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

From what I have understood, being 40 years old or around 40 years old is when a lot of officials are hired at the D1 level. I have been told if you are around 47 that is usually the cut off.

Peace

Well buddy, you better git ready. Yer approaching the optimum.
Good luck with it!

[JRutledge]

I will probably stop trying long before I get to that age.

Peace

[mick]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I will probably stop trying long before I get to that age.

Peace

That ain't right, Rut.
Don't waste the youth, ... or are you gettin' married?

[JRutledge]

If I was getting married I would not let that stop me from pursuing my dream. I just do not know if I am going to spend the next 10 years trying to get to that level. Something would have to change drastically to make me do that. As time will tell, I will see when I cross that bridge.

Peace

[Jimgolf]

One of the "side benefits" that schools get for treating officials as independent contractors is that they can legally discriminate, since they are not hiring officials, only contracting them.

Sad to see in this day and age. Officials should be judged by their work, not their age or ethnicity or other non-job-related characteristics.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Jimgolf

Sad to see in this day and age. Officials should be judged by their work, not their age or ethnicity or other non-job-related characteristics.

I think age has a lot to do with people's work or ability. Just like weight is also a factor. And even race or ethnicity can help eliminate issues of bias just like where you might live. Considering that we are judged on all these things in some way, ability is very subjective. Also we are judged anyway in all types of jobs by factors that have nothing to do with our job directly. Why would we expect officiating to be any different?

Peace

[iref4him]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I think age has a lot to do with people's work or ability. Just like weight is also a factor. And even race or ethnicity can help eliminate issues of bias just like where you might live. Considering that we are judged on all these things in some way, ability is very subjective. Also we are judged anyway in all types of jobs by factors that have nothing to do with our job directly. Why would we expect officiating to be any different?

Peace

Do you think if standards were set - able to run a certain distance and a certain time, agility type run, physical, weight standards, etc. like they do for other jobs that require physical activity, that an official who is blooming late in life can physically handle the job should be given the opportunity. I watch games on TV and see very over weight officials who have a hard time getting up and down the floor. Dick Bavetta is an official in the NBA who is past the primes of many officials stays quite in shape. I would like to beleive that physical ability should be addressed and at least physical test be done to evalute the physical capability of an official. IF he meets those standards, then age should not be an issue. Until then, it's just life.