Begin Officiating at 50?

[ChrisSportsFan]

50 is not to old at all. You have years of life experience which you will be able to apply. Not sure what type of business you are in but I'm guessing you have people skills that you can transfer over to the officiating world.

I love the adrenaline rush before during and after every game.

I really don't like it when people don't know the rules. I think many fans, coaches, players and even some officials would really enjoy this game if only they knew the rules.



Considering young officials...my 15 yo Son already has about 250 games under his belt and it's amazing to see his growth. He does a great job calling the game but his game management still has a long way to go. We discuss many situations and then he tries to apply them. He's generally in the right place and looking where he is supposed to but still needs to improve on his mechanics. I try to tell him that if he calls a good game and has sharp mechanics then people will say "he's young but he knows what he is doing". I believe this paragraph applies to all of us except maybe not the "he's young" part.