short season
 

I started in Nov. on the night before Thanksgiving and my last game is tonight.:( My wife just doesn't understand my sorrow. Someone please show me some sympathy.:)

My HS season ended Monday, I feel your pain. In what part of Indiana do you lurk?

Hi, My name is Willie....
 

and I am a refaholic.
(Group in unison)
"Hi Willie"

Ah, is there a 12-step program for this condition?

Fortunately, I have a few more games to "get my fix."

We could start a Whistles Anonymous group, and coming up with a 12-step is a no-brainer for me, as I teach how to translate 12-steps for NA and AA into American Sign Language!

A twelve step program it could be called Traveling? :D

Or a "Crab Dribble" :D

20 games scheduled.... finally a lot of varsity and great partners....

Week between Christmas and New Years I re-herniated my surgically repaired back.

Worked 3 games last week after a month off.

Total for season: 7

Now that is short.

Short season for me. I'll wind up with about only 115 games. That's about 20-30 less than usual. A lot of rec games were canceled due to snow (very unusual for Oregon) and weren't rescheduled.

Twelve steps is how many Duke players are allowed without being whistled for travelling. :eek:

Mr. Padgett I grew up in Tillamook.What partof Oregon are you from? And do you get down to the coast at all to work any games?

You ain't from around these parts are ya Ref? :p

Scratch: Northeastern Indiana. When I stay and watch the varsity contest (which is almost every game) is have seen some very entertaining basketball games. Bishop Luers, Snider, North Miami, Peru. Have whistle will travel.:)

shortened season
 

now I really know what withdrawal is like...good season lots of games...worked some with my youngest son who just gotten patched this year...half way through hurt my achilles tendon, didnt even know i had one, but boy o boy I know I have one now...rest it they say, rest it I did and now am going through cabin fever at home even the dogs are hiding...how can one person become so crabby...ask my wife, she swears she doesnt know who im am...Im pleading for help, ask the dogs, I really need it...withdrawal is the pits...

Simulated picture.
 

Agree. I will work the Special Olympics in late March, and a few AAU tournament games in May, and June, camp in May, but it's not the same as a steady diet of high school varsity games.

I start running again this weekend. My parsley has already sprouted in the basement, under lights. My tomato seeds get planted in two weeks, also, in the basement, under lights. I ordered several plants, and bulbs, that should arrive in early May. I was out in the garden today, trying to decide how many bags of composted manure to buy. Lawn looks good. Can't wait to get out there and get my hands dirty.

Is that what they call it in Connecticut now? Is it 4:20 yet?
 

Billy Mac has a "parsley" grow in his basement? That explains a few things.

I knew there was something about him that I couldn't quite "put my finger on." Now I know what it is. :D

Keep cool.
 

Marijuana posession by responsible adults. :eek: maybe for medicial purposes. Where are my meds?

Yep, it's that time of the year......
 

HS is over for me, Rec Leagues are winding down (All-Star's in one league and league championships in another remain), and I have MS games through March....I've done 70 games this CY so far and this is by far my best season.

But, this Thurs, I removed a clock operator for not doing his job well enough and called an intentional foul on a defender who fell out of bounds onto the in-bounder; and today I called my first flagrant foul on a player (13) and ejected him; and later I tossed a scorekeeper for being a little too emotional for me.

Ah, with experience and this Forums help, I am so much more confident and these calls certainly become easier.

Am I sounding like Mark?

If you're suffering "withdrawl" take up a spring sport -- there's a "shortage" in almost all of them.

Your canceled check is your receipt.
 

Is croquet a spring sport? From Mark Padgett's comments, working croquet sounds real easy, it'll be like stealing money.

great advice bob
 

the hope for my withdrawl lies in the softball season...reminds me of the SNL skit Robin williams does when he describes how golf was invented...toward the end he says that thell make a flat of ground and place a flag on it to give them HOPE...then surround it with sand and water to drive them nuts...can anyone run with this, the simularites of officiating???

Warning: For mature Forum members only. Adult content:
 

Warning: For mature Forum members only. Adult content:

Robin Williams - Drunk Scotsman Invents "Golf" from Dirttron

gotta love my achilles!
 

My season was shortened from over 50 games to just 11. I had hoped to work some games later in the season. In June my achilles started hurting. After 6 weeks of wearing a protective boot (mine from 2005 when I had achilles tendonosis), the soreness went away. A chiropractor on a regular visit saw the lump on my ankle and asked if I had torn my achilles. A trip to specialist and an MRI showed I did tear it 2 months earlier. I have now rehabbed it and am able to return to somewhat of my normal running schedule. The lump(scar tissue from the tear) has gone down. My withdrawal pains are lessened because I coach high school track which begins for our team in January. CLOVERDALE what have you done to rehab your injury?

Are you kidding? It is an incredibly tough sport to officiate. And, to make things worse, all the players curse at you with British accents! :eek:

No money down.
 

Like "You Bloody Bar Steward."?

Our state's Christian schools had their state tournament at one of the local schools, so our association officiated it. I had the boys third-place game on Saturday, which was a blast.

Tight game in the first quarter, but in the second quarter the visitors go up by 12. They extend it to 17 in the 3rd quarter before white starts to come back. With a minute to go in the game we're tied!

It's 61-61 when the visitor's big man takes a 3-point shot at the buzzer. I was lead and didn't see what happened; partner called a foul on the white defender, who walked under the airborne shooter.

One made free throw and we're done. Great fun, and a great way to end the season.

In the past I've been more than ready to be done with basketball, but I had a great season this year. A lot less yelling from coaches this year for some reason. ;)

Your partner's name wasn't Padgett was it? :rolleyes:

Do you use an AeroGarden? I've got my tomato plants going in those and then can transplant it outside.

Does anyone know of rec leagues that need officials in the Metro Detroit area? I've got my last two games tomorrow and Thursday...and then I'm in TDOS (The Dreaded Off-Season)!

I really miss officiating in the off-season! I haven't been able to find anything outside of the state JH & HS season!

Had a good season, though. Officiated even more varsity this year, had a BIG varsity girls game (HS) that was a cross-town rivalry at our local D1 school (Oakland University). Great experience to officiate in a larger venue with larger than usual crowds. Had a BLAST! (I think we were even on TV with that one!)

Anyway...great season...lost 32 lbs recently...still losing.

Congrats on the good season, but more importantly the weight loss! Hope you keep it off!!

I'm sure several of us (me included) need to keep an eye on our weight during the off-season. :(

I've Got Parsley Growing, And It's Snowing Here In Connecticut ???
 

To expensive, and too small. I just use a few incandescent bulbs, with dome shaped reflectors, for the heat, my basement is very cold, until the seeds germinate. After they germinate, and start to grow, I switch to a few fluorescent shop lights, to provide a lot of inexpensive light. Parsley was planted two weeks ago, and they are already sprouting. Tomatoes get planted in two more weeks, and cucumbers in six more weeks. They should all be ready to go in the ground, in my garden, here in Central Connecticut, by May 15.