"Blue, 23, with a tickle"

[Mark Padgett]

Last night, I was driving home past a local MS right near my house and I thought I'd stop and watch some of the "competitive" rec game that was going on, since I knew the two officials who were working it. They both did a really good job. One of the officials, a gal whose husband also officiates, had a funny way of signaling a block. When she put her hands down on her waist, she would kind of "tickle" herself with both hands while reporting the foul.

I hadn't worked a game with her in about two years and I certainly think I would have remembered her doing this. When I left, I had the opportunity to ask her about it, but I thought I'd just let it be. BTW - there were a few comments about how funny it looked from parents in the bleachers near where I was sitting.

It was just kind of weird.

Oh yeah, these parents knew as much about the rules as most parents.