Ref. responds to fan

[Indianaref]

As a fairly new official myself, I posted a thread 3 yrs ago about interacting with the fans. The consensus was new official = NO. So I still don't, however, I have worked with some veteran officials who sometimes do...and are successful at it. Maybe someday I will be able to know when you can and can not...but for now, I don't. If a fan gets to abusive then call game mgmt to take care of it.

Edit: Rec league only, never seen it in a Varsity game

[JPNY25]

Originally Posted by Indianaref

new official = NO.

Doesn't matter how many years you've been doing it; nothing good comes from talking with the fans (or anyone in the stands).

It looks bad and will never lead to anything good happening.

[DLH17]

[QUOTE=JPNY25;667428]

Originally Posted by Indianaref

new official = NO.

Doesn't matter how many years you've been doing it; nothing good comes from talking with the fans (or anyone in the stands).

It looks bad and will never lead to anything good happening.

+1

From what I've learned, ya' never know who that fan knows or who else might be in the crowd observing your behavior.

It's always best to ignore the fans. After you've been officiating for a while, it's amazing how the fans actually blend into the background and become nearly invisible anyway.