The Politically correct call? Nahhh.....

[TiManGR]

Black top, White Top, Red top...etc No confusion, no misunderstanding, easy to say...

[JugglingReferee]

Hey guess what? I reffed a university intramural game last night.

I don't remember how many players there were of any particular race. I do remember that the short guard for Team A kept trying to penetrate only to give up a turnover. I do remember giving two Ts for language (one was started by the player saying "And One" ). I do remember the fast breaks and how well they were executed.

I remember that the ball was orange. I remember that I wore black shorts and white socks. I remember that I wore a yellow "Referee" t-shirt. I remember that the dodgeballs in the other court were red/orange. I remember that the very attractive girl playing dodgeball has chestnut brown hair. I remember that I declined the brown pop after the game. But as for the players, who's skin was white and who was black, couldn't tell ya. What does it matter, anyways?

[texaspaul]

True juggling, but what if someone ran in the gym last night and stole your favorite whistle, would you tell everyone what he looked like? I accept that they're black, brown, tan, white, red and probably some colors I haven't seen, but to say you don't recognize someones skin color is just being intellectually dishonest.

My eight year old son plays with one of the neighbor kids his age. My son is white as a bed sheet and this kid is black. My son doesn't care what color he is, but he definitely knows he's black. He made the comment to me that when they went to the Houston Rockets game for a birthday party, he was the only white kid in the bunch. I told him, awesome. It was easy for the parents to find him. I was simply trying not to say something that would offend someone.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by texaspaul

He made the comment to me that when they went to the Houston Rockets game for a birthday party, he was the only white kid in the bunch. I told him, awesome. It was easy for the parents to find him.

Good one, paul. I like that line!

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by texaspaul

True juggling, but what if someone ran in the gym last night and stole your favourite whistle, would you tell everyone what he looked like? I accept that they're black, brown, tan, white, red and probably some colours I haven't seen, but to say you don't recognize someones skin color is just being intellectually dishonest.

I consider myself an aware observer. When the time presents itself, I can accurately recall all the pertinent details around me. It helped when my gf was rear-ended on the 401 and the police definitely paid closer attention to my dissertation. If someone stole my favourite whistle, I would certainly use my observation skills to give an accurate description of said person. Before that, that person is just that: someone at the gym.

Originally Posted by texaspaul

My eight year old son plays with one of the neighbor kids his age. My son is white as a bed sheet and this kid is black. My son doesn't care what color he is, but he definitely knows he's black. He made the comment to me that when they went to the Houston Rockets game for a birthday party, he was the only white kid in the bunch. I told him, awesome. It was easy for the parents to find him. I was simply trying not to say something that would offend someone.

This is different in that you should know your son's friends rather well, including having met his friend's parents. That's just my 2 cents on parenting, though. Your son spends a lot of time with his friends. I spend 90 minutes a few times a year helping out my friend who is the college intramural RIC.

[Terrapins Fan]

I referee at a deaf school. We use words and pointing and hand signs for what color everything that is happening.

What amazes me is how quick the deaf kids stop when a whistle is blown. The hearing kids stop and the deaf kids follow suit. The they watch for the signal, shooting, OOB, who the foul is on.

If you have never done a game at a deaf school, you should try it, some of them are real athletes.

Beware of the base drum.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Terrapins Fan

I referee at a deaf school. We use words and pointing and hand signs for what color everything that is happening.

What amazes me is how quick the deaf kids stop when a whistle is blown. The hearing kids stop and the deaf kids follow suit. The they watch for the signal, shooting, OOB, who the foul is on.

If you have never done a game at a deaf school, you should try it, some of them are real athletes.

Beware of the base drum.

I played in a conference during my freshman year that one of the schools was a school for deaf kids. It was very interesting how they would stop or be attentive to the referees. And just the fact that they were deaf, did not mean they did not know how to play or they did not play hard. I felt really blessed to have that playing experience in HS.

Peace

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I played in a conference during my freshman year that one of the schools was a school for deaf kids. It was very interesting how they would stop or be attentive to the referees. And just the fact that they were deaf, did not mean they did not know how to play or they did not play hard. I felt really blessed to have that playing experience in HS.

Peace

I did a deaf tourney a few years back in the western suburbs and it was wild.

I thought it was going to be young high school boys who really weren't players. Where I got that idea, I don't know. The three games I did were all above the rim with some excellent players. It was a litte funky at times and I had to watch myself after awarding two shots and going for ball after the first miss. I almost caught an elbow in the probiscus.