Postgame Question

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Chess Ref

In our area most officials have gone to NOT taking showers because of staph/infections being spread around the high schools. Had a HS in my town shut down for 2 days so they could sanitize the place.

I would rather have a shower but I take mine at home now....

Very good point!

I do a lot of travelling for football officiating, and I don't understand why some officials don't have sandles for the shower there. The standard adidas shower sandle is only $20.

[BillyMac]

Many years ago, I worked with an official who was known for his very slow, post game routine. He would actually shave before he showered. We had a varsity game once at a nearby Catholic school. As our custom, I waited for him so that we could leave together, no big deal, since I lived only a few minutes away. When we're ready to leave, we walk through the gym, which had all the lights turned off. We get to the main entrance, and find that the doors are not only locked shut, they're chained and padlocked shut. And there's no one around. Luckily, I had done some CYO games at this school, so I knew that there was an alternate exit through the cafeteria's kitchen. Sure enough, these doors were locked, but not chained, so all we had to do was push on the push bars.

True story.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Luckily, I had done some CYO games at this school, so I knew that there was an alternate exit through the cafeteria's kitchen. Sure enough, these doors were locked, but not chained, so all we had to do was push on the push bars.

It would have been really cool if an alarm had gone off.

[Brad]

One hour is absurd.

As a veteran official once told me, "They don't pay us to shower." LOL

[reddevil19]

Thanks for your insights.

I remember that when I was in high school (10-12 yrs ago) selling tickets at the door at the games, almost 100% of the time the officials would arrive already dressed. Now, for varsity games especially, it's basically the total opposite. At my school, we take pride in being known by the officials as a place where they know they'll be well taken care of from the time they arrive to the time they leave...just as long as it's not tomorrow when they finally do leave .

[rockyroad]

I will add that at the collegiate level (even JC's at times) there are quite often paid observers/evaluators at the gym and they have post-game procedures that they have to follow - so sometimes the post-game can take longer than just hopping in a shower and getting dressed...the longest post-game I have ever been involved in was about 90 minutes - and that was way too freaking long. Even with an observer, 20-30 minutes to discuss things, shower, dress, and then we're outta there.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Very good point!

I do a lot of travelling for football officiating, and I don't understand why some officials don't have sandles for the shower there. The standard adidas shower sandle is only $20.

It gets in the way of their love handals

[Monty Python]

I'm a scorer for a D-1 school, both men & women's games. It has been very rare for officials to hang around longer than 30 minutes. I can only recall 1 time it took over an hour and that happened to be then night the league supervisor of officials happened to be there and they crew forgot to report the number on a foul. We finally got it 2 dead balls later during a media time-out. And then they reported the wrong number (# reported wasn't in the game)

Most nights, even with the observer and I checking in the crew, they're gone in less than 40 minutes. They usually have long drives.

Monty Python (and sometimes basketball is a flying circus)

[tjones1]

I usually the slow one in the crew so I'm the last to shower and get dressed. However, from the time I get into the locker room it usually only takes me about 25 minutes.

Now, sometimes, the AD will have food brought in for us and we'll hang around eat and shoot the bull with him. But, even in that case, it's only another 20-30 minutes tops.

An hour and a half seems really, really long!

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by tjones1

Now, sometimes, the AD will have food brought in for us and we'll hang around eat and shoot the bull with him. But, even in that case, it's only another 20-30 minutes tops.

We used to work at a Catholic middle school where the coach would have beer and burgers for us after Sunday afternoon games. The coach is no longer there, he's now an official on out board. Too bad.

We still have a private high school that we service where the athletic director has a few, just a few, cold beers for us after a game.

[Texas Aggie]

Usually out of there in 20 minutes if possible for HS games, but I've had and observed college games where there was a critique after the game that took as long as an hour. A lot of small college games in our area have observers, especially in the metro areas.