Official's Facial Hair

[Mark Padgett]

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."

Yeah, but does she have facial hair?

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Yeah, but does she have facial hair?

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

I thought Penguins live in Pittsburgh.

They live at Youngstown (Ohio) State University.

MTD, Sr.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

I have been slogging through this thread and I think it is absolutely stupid that a well trimmed mustache or beard is a problem for an official. I have never worn a mustache or a beard. I don't care if my partners have a mustache (Daryl Long has a mustache) or a beard as long as they look neat and presentable. As far as beards go, I would think that it would be uncomfortable to officiate with a beard.

MTD, Sr.

[Mark Padgett]

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.

Why would you think that? I've done it forever.

[MajorCord]

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

[Jurassic Referee]

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!"

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

[DonInKansas]

Don't forget he's wearing glasses, as well.........

[MajorCord]

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!"

Uh, Don, do you have your glasses on?

[DonInKansas]

I thoroughly blame it on being at the end of my shift at work annd damn tired.

*sigh* graveyard's a killer............

[MJT]

Over 100 posts on this topic! Wow! Must be pretty bored.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

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

Patent leather shoes, though...

...and a belt?

[JoeT]

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.

I coached a game (HS varsity) last week where one official showed up late (after the scheduled start of the game,) had a Byron collar, and wore eyeglasses that looked like like the windshield on the space shuttle (as described by my assistant.) When he walked in, one of my assistants just looked at me and said (without smiling), "have fun."