Dressing to go to a game

[stmaryrams]

I'm in the group of wearing what I wear to work, business casual - no jeans ever.

Now for the Saturday morning kids games it's uniform with OHSAA jacket. No place to change before or after.

I work Volleyball also and many of those officials I work with walk in with complete uniforms on including shoes. Right from the street. It just seems strange for me as I dress similar for volleyball as I do for basketball. I always change into my game shoes for volleyball as well.

[youngref33]

Originally Posted by stmaryrams

I'm in the group of wearing what I wear to work, business casual - no jeans ever.

Now for the Saturday morning kids games it's uniform with OHSAA jacket. No place to change before or after.

I work Volleyball also and many of those officials I work with walk in with complete uniforms on including shoes. Right from the street. It just seems strange for me as I dress similar for volleyball as I do for basketball. I always change into my game shoes for volleyball as well.

I am also a OHSAA volleyball official and a work PAVO matches, where in PAVO you must change. Another official and I who also works the same as me discusses this all the time that in OHSAA that you should come in as we do in basketball. But most OHSAA schools in my area would laugh at you if you asked for a changing room in my area.
I do change my shoes once I get there though.

As for basketball: dress pants/shoes, polo or dressy shirt for JH and above, I dress the same for all because all games matter.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by youngref33

As for basketball: dress pants/shoes, polo or dressy shirt for JH and above, I dress the same for all because all games matter.

Just to clarify, the reason some of us do it differently for JH games is not because we think they don't matter. It's because the facilities simply are not provided.

[youngref33]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Just to clarify, the reason some of us do it differently for JH games is not because we think they don't matter. It's because the facilities simply are not provided.

Nah, thats not what I ment, I mean there is some in Ohio that have good changing rooms and people could change and don't, thats what I was meaning.

Something to go with this, I hate it when I show up at a JH game ready to go with my jacket on and the other official gets there and says to me "Others officials in this league don't wear or bring their jackets for this league so I don't bring mine".
I hate this if you wear it for a JV then wear it for a JH.

[Adam]

Maybe, but jh is level where you get a lot of officials who don't have jackets. I always brought mine just in case, but never thought it was a big deal either way.

Originally Posted by youngref33

Something to go with this, I hate it when I show up at a JH game ready to go with my jacket on and the other official gets there and says to me "Others officials in this league don't wear or bring their jackets for this league so I don't bring mine".
I hate this if you wear it for a JV then wear it for a JH.

This is something that I address when making the confirmation phone call to partner(s) the day before JH games. ETA, jacket, type of shirt (grey or stripes), shorts/pants, etc.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Ch1town

This is something that I address when making the confirmation phone call to partner(s) the day before JH games. ETA, jacket, type of shirt (grey or stripes), shorts/pants, etc.

This is what I love about having access to partner information prior to the games. When I was working in Des Moines, we didn't know who our partner was until we got to the game.