Last Friday I was working a girls V game (2-person) with a referee that is from the town we were working in. It was a very competitive game, but didn't have much flow as there were 26 fouls called in the first half and 24 in the second half. Also, it was the #1 team in the state (visitor) against the #10 team in the state (home). Well, with about 4 minutes into the 3rd quarter I T'd the home coach because he kept saying "quit being a spectator" as my partner and I would run past him. I would say that I called 40% of the fouls and 70% of the violations so we actually blew the whistle about the same amount. (not that it matters)
Well, after calling the T he asks my partner my name (he is a 1st year coach) so he knows not to hire me again. Then he says to me, it will be the last time I ref one of his games. I just nodded and kept on working. We had many people from both teams tell us it was one of the best reffed games they had seen, and yet, I probably won't get hired back because each coach/AD contracts their officials each year (not through an association/assignor)
I really wanted to mention to him that I have his region and the state tournament if he happens to make it.
Mon Feb 09, 2009, 11:52am
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