Officiating a Team You Formerly Coached

[Nevadaref]

If you wish to avoid the hassle, then stay away from that school for a couple of years until the kids and parents change. You won't be as known and won't have to deal with the kind of garbage that you did during that game.

[grunewar]

We have two Associations in my area. I purposely aligned myself with the Association that is further away, as my son and many of his friends, who I coached for many yrs, are still involved in Fresh/JV games in the closer Association.

I was assigned one my son's schools scrimmage games this yr as it crossed Associations and asked our Training Committee if I should ref it. They said it would be ok - but, never in regular season.

I do a lot of Rec Games for kids I've coached too, but, both teams usually have players on it so it's no problem.

I know I can call it fairly, as I have been forced into action to ref my son's teams before. But, as you allude, you just simply don't need this issue - there's enough to worry about.

Hey, did that kid dunk in warmups? TWEEET!