Originally Posted by BillyMac

This week I worked with a female partner. In our pregame, as in all my pregames, I told her that if I didn't know which team caused a ball to out of bounds, on my line, that I would blow my whistle, signal to stop the clock, and call out, "Help Jane", and by doing so, I would pass the call onto her, and she could call, "Red", "White", or "Held Ball".

She told me that it was alright for me to use that procedure, but she would never do that because it would show the coaches that she was "weak". She said that she could never call out "Help", instead, she would blow her whistle, signal to stop the clock, and pause, looking at me for help.

I'm not sure that I agree, or disagree, with her next statement, because I'm a male official, but she said that a "female official had to prove that she is worthy every game, while a male official has to prove that he is unworthy in every game."

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Yeah, but does she have facial hair? :p

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

I thought Penguins live in Pittsburgh. :o

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

As far as beards go, I would think that it would be uncomfortable to officiate with a beard.

Originally Posted by MajorCord

What kind of official would this guy make? Glasses and a beard, but "he knows whether you've been bad or good!" :D

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Originally Posted by MajorCord

What kind of official would this guy make? Glasses and a beard, but "he knows whether you've been bad or good!" :D

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Probably get dinged for being over-weight...and having reindeer sh!t on his shoes.

Originally Posted by JoeTheRef

Facial hair is like wearing glasses. It is a unwritten rule in our HS Association, you have either and you probably will only work sub-varsity games. In my College conferences, facial hair is definintely a no-no. Don't know about glasses, but I have yet to see any college official with glasses.