why is it when "we" officials work a great game

[BEAREF]

this topic is from a forum in minnesota....some of the comments are, in my opinion, just plain stupid...but make for entertaining reading. I'm interested to see if any of you have opinions about them.

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[fullor30]

Originally Posted by BEAREF

this topic is from a forum in minnesota....some of the comments are, in my opinion, just plain stupid...but make for entertaining reading. I'm interested to see if any of you have opinions about them.

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[just another ref]

There is a reference in the thread about officials having a bias against private schools. From my perspective, it is more like private schools have a bias against officials.

[bas2456]

I'll tell you what, if an official is officiating for glory and recognition, he's in the wrong business, plain and simple.

Of course it's nice to hear compliments, and they come every once in awhile, and usually from the winning team. Sometimes they catch me so off guard, I can't even muster a "thank you".

They say that you know a game is well-officiated when you seemingly don't even notice the refs are there. The game has a certain rhythm to it, and the refs are part of that rhythm. If the rhythm is disrupted, that's when people start complaining about the officiating.

I know when I've called a good game, and that's all I need. I could care less what the players think.

I take pride in getting better as an official.

[zm1283]

I'm working a few days of the home school national tournament like SWMOzebra posted last week. I did three 16U boys games on Tuesday. After all three games, players from both teams came up to us and shook our hands, thanked us for working their game, etc. Coaches were really good, fans really good for the most part. Not all experiences are bad.

[LDUB]

Originally Posted by bas2456

They say that you know a game is well-officiated when you seemingly don't even notice the refs are there. The game has a certain rhythm to it, and the refs are part of that rhythm. If the rhythm is disrupted, that's when people start complaining about the officiating.

Anyone who says any of those things really doesn't have a clue about officiating.

[bas2456]

Originally Posted by LDUB

Anyone who says any of those things really doesn't have a clue about officiating.

I don't have a clue? Are you kidding me?