Officiating other sports

[bellnier]

Basketball season is winding down...of the many HS BB officials I've gotten to know and have seen here in our Section, only a few ref other sports. I've bumped into a few doing baseball games, a couple have been caught umping softball, and even fewer (like 1 or none) officiating volleyball, soccer or rugby. Is this representative of most of you? If true, is this because most of you have an actual life?

[Junker]

I also do baseball and football. Basketball I do because I love it, the other two are for extra cash and socializing.

I also do soccer. That was my main sport in HS.

[mrmotivation]

I ref other sports because I enjoy getting yelled at ALL YEAR instead of just a few months.




Mr. Motivation

[ranjo]

I do a little softball, but in my area of the country, I can find basketball in some form 11 out of 12 months a year.

[tjones1]

I do baseball. Illini_Ref will tell you that I'll soon be doing football...and he's right, just don't how soon.

[Terrapins Fan]

I am a one sport official. Basketball. I don't even know a rule for another sport...But I have been seen on a soccer field refereeing my son's soccer game a time or 10. I went through the AYSO referee classes, it took all of 5 hours and we were done....no field experience required. But I don't do it by choice.

[JRutledge]

I work Football, Basketball and Baseball. The only season I like the least overall is baseball because it is usually much colder in the spring and the working games tend to be much more unpredictable. Football is the easiest sport to work mainly because of schedule. I only work games on the weekends and on Saturday nights I am usually home watching college football.

One of the biggest myths around about working multiple sports is the fact that people think you are always away from the house. I guess if sitting home and watching American Idol every night is your thing that might be too much. But I like being out of the house and having something outside of my professional life to be concerned with.

Peace