Offseason stuff
 

Unlike many of you, I don't work a lot of basketball (read: NONE) between seasons. I do football and baseball and I'm more than occupied with baseball season right now.

But I decided this off-season to go to a couple of camps (I've dropped 40 pounds since January and will need to order all-new shirts just to go work these) and work a weekend or two on the courts instead of on the diamond.

I'm not sure what my motivation is, actually. My goal is to get down to about 180 pounds (I still have a ways to go (as I'm still a 38 waist and I think 180 will put me in about a 34) but WeightWatchers and exercise will get me there) for next basketball season and I'm thinking the pain-free running is the part I'll enjoy the most at this point. It won't be the coaches or the ragged rec-style basketball, etc.

Anyone else not work a lot of off-season stuff? I normally work about 35-40 games a season, all varsity, and usually don't see a court between March and November.

I don't really know why I started this thread -- just guess I haven't posted in a while and decided to drop by.

The only off-season work I usually do is camps. However, my assignor told me he'd like to see me work some summer league ball to improve my season schedule, so I'm going to do some of that.

I work basketball during the summer because it is really the only sport I care about year-round. I have no desire to work a single baseball game during the summer and subject myself to all the rain outs or stupid cancellations for no good reason. I know when I schedule a basketball game unless there is an act of God that game is going to be paid while working out. Plus what is a better way to stay in shape most of the year. And I do not have to spend all the time washing uniforms and equipment all summer long. I am attend a lot of camps during the summer and it is a great way to work on things.

I credit my summer work to keeping me in much better shape year-round. I would not change a thing.

Peace

I don't work a lot of off-season basketball. I do baseball in the spring and summer and I'm going to do softball in the fall, so I don't have much time to anyway. The only thing I'll do for sure is a couple of association camps in June. Last year I filled in for a few varsity rec league games during the summer just to make some extra cash on the side, but other than that I didn't do any other basketball.

I normally work about 35-40 games a weekend. :D

Basketball is the only sport that I officiate.

I work a couple varsity leagues in June and July. There is also a college league available that is good for a few nights in June and July. I typically attend two camps and am a camp clinician at a couple others during the summer months.

August and September is my time to get away from the game a little bit, but even then I can be talked into a little high school rec ball if I have a couple partners who will ref it "the right way" and the quality of ball is decent.

I too only do hoops. While I have been asked to do, and in the past have done other sports, for me, it's just not fair to my family.......IMO.

That being said, I am still helping to coach my son's spring hoops league (only three more weeks to go) and I ref in a "high quality" spring league (F/JV equivalent) into June which is brushing me up on my three-man. I will also do summer HS Rec ball once a week before the HS season kicks in this fall.

I guess I'm fortunate to go about 8/9 months a yr.

I'm with gwar. My sport is basketball. Off season for my job is the basketball season. I call games sometimes 6 days a week. Durring the summer it's back to work so calling any other summer sport would reall leave my familly time in the rears. I do call a youth league on Sat for a few hours and I plan onattending a camp this year. Camps are a quite a task for us in AK. No running to the corner store.:D I'm looking forward to calling a big tournament before my camp so that should get my head on straight hopefully.

I work only basketball, croquet and Calvinball. Calvinball is the most fun because there are no rules.

http://www.hobbitmanor.com/images/calvinball.JPG

But is there OT in Calvinball?!

(Calvin rocks -- talk about your Marciano-like moves and going out on top ...)

Rich, how tall are you? I'm just under 6' 0" and just over 180#. If you are similar, you'll be wearing 36" waist.

Congrats on dropping the lbs. by the way, Rich! (But next time, please don't ship them my way, OK? Gotta get moving ...)

I'm 6'0, and back when I was 180 lb, I could wear a 32 waist. YMMV.

Anyhoo, Spring/summer are baseball season; that's how I started officiating and it's my first love. Besides that, there's little/no rec bball where I live. The Fall is my offseason.

I'm 6'0", around 220#, and wear a 35-36".

Point being that it is hard to tell with just weight and height.

So Camron, what is that in metric? :D

BTW - last weekend during the rainstorm we had here, the lights at The Hoop in Beaverton went out twice during games. During one stoppage, one of the coaches wanted to keep playing in the dark. He said the way his team had been playing, it wouldn't matter. :)

My new shirts arrived yesterday. I dropped 2 sizes in the mesh shirts from Purchase Officials Supplies. I ordered 2 different sizes and sent the bigger ones back this morning. I guess I'm ready to see how it all translates on the court.

It's hard to have a true weight goal considering we all have different body types. I do know my cholesterol has gone from 201 to 147 and I'm now completely off the BP meds I was put on 2 years ago. Now I look forward to my daily date with the elliptical machine and only occasionally have more than 1 beer when I'm out (last night was an exception, so I will try to get 2 sessions in on the machine today).

Right now I would love to work some summer/rec ball. I had to turn in my schedule toward the end of last season. Since August of last year I have been fighting a cardiac issue. Doctor's said I could officiate if I felt it possible but about the same time I came to the realization that my issue made it physically impossible for me to run up and down the court more than three times without a blow the doctor said no more physical activity until he said differently...not even golf while using a cart. Normally I attend three camps during the summer (last year just one, this summer apparently none) and work 20-30 games.

With the upcoming season being put more and more in jeopardy (at least another 6 months before getting the necessary blessing) I am beginning to think I have put on the stripes for the last time unless I wear them for Halloween.

Why don't you wear the scariest costume of all - a coach? :eek:

I'm one that doesn't work off season ball. My reasons include a philosophical reason. It seems to me that summer ball around here is way too ragged. It gets real rough and when I call fouls I catch grief from everybody including my partners. So I stay away, hasn't negatively affected me yet but I'm getting to the point where I may be hitting the glass ceiling due my no summer ball policy. I could live with the schedule I got last year for the rest of my officiating career. :)

Though I am going to a teaching camp in about 3 weeks put on by my local Assoc....:rolleyes:

I stay in shape year round. Running,spin classes,weights, and I play tournament tennis from April to October. So by basketball season I'm in my usual fighting shape and ready to go.:D

I'm attending the IAABO school in Greeley, CO in June, but that'll be my only basketball officiating until November. I have club and HS soccer in the spring and fall, and then soccer tournaments throughout the summer.

With the exception of a couple of weeks off in between the sports during the school year ( and of course Christmas & spring breaks), I'm on the court or the pitch about 10 months out of the year. I get to ref soccer with my son, so I get the family time in as well, especially during the tourneys, we ref, the girls shop or hang out at the pool at the hotel...:cool:

Playing with a yo-yo gets you in shape? Where - on your wrist? :confused:

I think I can speak for alot of us here- when I say you're a yo yo...:D

Spin classes....stationary bikes where all the hot mommies hang out to make sure they don't become plump mommies. :)