Olympic hoops officiating

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by SmokeEater

International Officials are all required to speak English. I don't know why this is a requirement but it is what I was told. My mentor went to referee in a few international events in Europe and did Womens games in Seoul and he told me it made working alot easier. Of course some are more fluent than others.

So are you Canadian guys also required to study English as a second language?

[SmokeEater]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

So are you Canadian guys also required to study English as a second language?

No just European as a second language. No one here can speak American with any fluency!

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by SmokeEater

No just European as a second language. No one here can speak American with any fluency!

Speaking American is to end a sentence with a preposition.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Speaking American is to end a sentence with a preposition.

In high school, I tried to end each sentence with a proposition, especially if I was on a date. Didn't help, though.