There's agony, and then there's officiating a middle school girls game that(m)

[Refsmitty]

I've felt your pain - just hafta smile!

[Freddy]

Started out in '76 while in college, doing grade school games with that many jump balls each game. That was back when a jump ball was really a jump ball.
Shucks, we spent more time lining players up properly around the jump circles than we did making calls!
1-3/4 hour games were not all that uncommon.
I'm glad those days are over!
Anyone else remember that era?

Post Scriptum: Reimbursement rate was $5 per game, no matter how long each took. 3 games Friday nite, 2 Saturday morning, 3 Saturday night, 2 Sunday afternoon. $50.00 for a weekend of work was pretty big money for a college student back then. Of course, that's when tap beers were a quarter.

[refnrev]

[QUOTE=Freddy;569091]Started out in '76 while in college, doing grade school games with that many jump balls each game. That was back when a jump ball was really a jump ball.
Shucks, we spent more time lining players up properly around the jump circles than we did making calls!
1-3/4 hour games were not all that uncommon.
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Just take me now, Lord. Don't let me have to do a 1 3/4 hour grade school game. Take me now!

[derwil]

Had a middle school much as originator stated...bazillion jump balls/turn overs/fouls. Tied with 10 seconds left, team A inbounds - pass pass, shot! (clank) tweet!!! Foul! (WTG partner!! No OT!!)

Clank.

Clank.

OT.

OT.

OT. Total between both teams of 9 points scored in 3 OT periods...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by derwil

Bazillion jump balls/turn overs/fouls.

Husband and wife, who happens to be blond, are watching the news on television. There's a story about two Brazilian skydivers dying in a freak accident. Wife starts to sob uncontrollably. Husband asks her why she's sobbing. She says that this is a huge disaster, and is imagining the sorrow that those families are going through. After a few seconds, she asks her husband, "How many in a brazilian?".

[AKOFL]

Gotta love thoes blondes. Had a C team game the other day, score was 47-0. Good times. My first shut out. I get a little misty eyed just talking about it.