Do you remember the first game you officiated?

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I remember going to meetings in Og's cave.

Where well-flamed dinosaur meat was served? I heard of that restaurant chain of caves.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch

Where well-flamed dinosaur meat was served? I heard of that restaurant chain of caves.

They're still in business. The special is mammoth nuggets. You can only imagine what those are like.

[fullor30]

Finally.................I have to wade through a plethora of your bad material for a decent pun. It was worth the wait!

[buckrog64]

Got a call from an AD at a school 45 minutes from my home. I had no idea how he got my name. The local ADs didn't even know me. He said, "I need someone," and I said, "I have no experience." This was probably a 9/jv girls doubleheader. Got to the school and met my partner for the night. 'How many times have you reffed?' I told him none. So he was good enough to give me some pointers and basics and I was smart enough to listen to him. Girls had enough rule differences back then that it really helped to know your stuff, whereas now the differences are few and far between. Look up the word clueless in the dictionary and you'd find my picture next to it. But we got through it. I didn't mess up my partner too much and almost 20 years later I'm still the most 'clueless' person in the gym, according to the coaches and fans. At least I've been consistent over the years.

Originally Posted by buckrog64

I didn't mess up my partner too much and almost 20 years later I'm still the most 'clueless' person in the gym, according to the coaches and fans. At least I've been consistent over the years.

Give yourself a pat on the back, because consistency is a very important quality of an official!

[Scrapper1]

I don't remember my very first game, but my first high school game was a JV game that I got last minute as a fill-in.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by buckrog64

Girls had enough rule differences back then that it really helped to know your stuff, whereas now the differences are few and far between. ......almost 20 years later ...........

I'm drawing a blank. What were the differences?

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by just another ref

I'm drawing a blank. What were the differences?

Every time a team scored, a disco ball would descend from the ceiling. The players were required to dress like John Travolta. The band had to play "Stayin' Alive" after every dunk. All games were played on Saturday nights.

Oh wait - that was the 70s.

[refguy]

College intramurals to start - we even did some 3-person cluelessly.
1st games certified were at a Freshmen Boys Tourney and I did 6 games in a row. Had a lot of help from a couple of veterans who I worked with that day.