Officiating a Team You Formerly Coached

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Once our oldest son entered JHS school I made sure that I did not officiate any sport involving his JHS (DeVeaux JHS) or his future HS (Start HS). And since I am know a VP of the athletics boosters organization at Start HS I doubt if I will ever officiate an event involving these two schools.

As it has already been stated, you can officiate a perfect game and it can still come back to bite you in your tuchus.

A number of years back, actually over 15 years back, the assignor of the league in which my HS was still a member, knew I was going to be in town to visit relatives and wanted me to officiate a boys' varsity game between my HS (ranked in the state's top 10 at the time) and another HS. I had the time to officiate the game but didn't because far too many people would have recognized me from my playing days when my HS won 17 league chamipionships in 21 years and I played on two of those teams (I think I broke my arm patting myself on my back, ).

On the other hand, back in the day (over 30 years ago) when I was first officiating women's college basketball and my sister was playing golf for the Univ. of Miami's women's golf team I would officiate 5 or 6 games a year where UM was the visiting team even though the assignor knew my sister attended UM. Of course it was different back then, after the game each and every player and coach of both teams would shake the officials hands and thank them for taking the time to officiate the game. And I am talking about schools like U of Miami, Florida State, U of Florida, Florida Int'l. U, U of South Florida, and the like. One time I called the last four fouls on UM's captain in a game and she didn't talk to me for a week, because we were dating, .

MTD, Sr.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

One time I called the last four fouls on UM's captain in a game and she didn't talk to me for a week, because we were dating.

Was that before, or after, you dated Mary Struckoff?

[JRutledge]

WOW!!!!



Peace

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Once our oldest son entered JHS school I made sure that I did not officiate any sport involving his JHS (DeVeaux JHS) or his future HS (Start HS). And since I am know a VP of the athletics boosters organization at Start HS I doubt if I will ever officiate an event involving these two schools.

As it has already been stated, you can officiate a perfect game and it can still come back to bite you in your tuchus.

A number of years back, actually over 15 years back, the assignor of the league in which my HS was still a member, knew I was going to be in town to visit relatives and wanted me to officiate a boys' varsity game between my HS (ranked in the state's top 10 at the time) and another HS. I had the time to officiate the game but didn't because far too many people would have recognized me from my playing days when my HS won 17 league chamipionships in 21 years and I played on two of those teams (I think I broke my arm patting myself on my back, ).

On the other hand, back in the day (over 30 years ago) when I was first officiating women's college basketball and my sister was playing golf for the Univ. of Miami's women's golf team I would officiate 5 or 6 games a year where UM was the visiting team even though the assignor knew my sister attended UM. Of course it was different back then, after the game each and every player and coach of both teams would shake the officials hands and thank them for taking the time to officiate the game. And I am talking about schools like U of Miami, Florida State, U of Florida, Florida Int'l. U, U of South Florida, and the like. One time I called the last four fouls on UM's captain in a game and she didn't talk to me for a week, because we were dating, .

MTD, Sr.

You were officiating a college game in which your girlfriend was playing!?

LOL Excellent!

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

You were officiating a college game in which your girlfriend was playing!?

LOL Excellent!

Hey, she didn't talk to me for a week. And they were the visitor's in the game too.

MTD, Sr.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Hey, she didn't talk to me for a week.

She probably heard about you and Mary Struckoff.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

She probably heard about you and Mary Struckoff.

I won't believe this until MTD denies it.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

You were officiating a college game in which your girlfriend was playing!?

LOL Excellent!

Times have really changed. Well sort of.

Peace

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

You were officiating a college game in which your girlfriend was playing!?

LOL Excellent!

That's against the law in 48 states with the exception of Kentucky and West Virginia.........

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by fullor30

That's against the law in 48 states with the exception of Kentucky and West Virginia.........

Are you kidding? Assuming that there are no age issues, the law tells you who you can or cannot date?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Are you kidding? Assuming that there are no age issues, the law tells you who you can or cannot date?

Maybe this is a Canadian thing that you would not understand the premise of the comments; but he was making a joke about two states that rightfully or wrongfully is accused of people "Dating your sister" type behavior. I think you missed the joke.

Peace

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Are you kidding? Assuming that there are no age issues, the law tells you who you can or cannot date?

To paraphrase Rut, it's kind of an "uncledaddy" reference.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

To paraphrase Rut, it's kind of an "uncledaddy" reference.

The uncledaddy phrase I get.

But West Virginia? I think of a nice state when I hear "Take Me Home, Country Roads".

[CaRef5]

what if you officiate a high school team from which you played for only 2 years ago?!

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

But West Virginia? I think of a nice state when I hear "Take Me Home, Country Roads".

That's where they invented the toothbrush, you know. If it had been invented anywhere else, it would have been called a 'teethbrush'.