OT - England basketball referee shirt
 

Found this on the net. I guess if you're going to referee in England, this is what you wear. And - it's only 29 pounds! Don't ask me to convert that to "real" money. I didn't even know they had a pro league in England, but I guess there's pro leagues all over the place.

Referee Clothing from England Basketball

When are we gonna get some cool stuff like that!!?? Enough stripes already!

I don't think I could run around with that extra weight for a full game.

There are numerous pro leagues internationally. Germany...France...Australia... A lot of guys that played major college ball that go undrafted catch on oveseas, as do a lot of small college elites.

What ? It Is "Real" Money ...
 

$ 43.45.

Looks good, but it is cheaply made and looks bad really quickly (pulls and runs in the fabric). The rumour is that we will get a new version this year (third new design in 5 years...)

For the first two years we had it, most of us tried to use the older version.

BTW - the answer to irp's signature, "quis custodiet ipsos custodes", is the guards on the other team.

Might as well go for it.
Referee Clothing from England Basketball

I have finally made it, a comeback from Mr Padgett. I can now rest peacefully :)

FIBA Rules call for the officials to wear black shoes, black pants and a gray shirt. I wish that the NFHS and NCAA would adopt gray shirts, at least the NBA has.

MTD, Sr.

Please don't respond to the spam. It just makes it harder to delete.

(And, I'm only choosing JR to respond to because it was, well, "handy." The message is meant for all.)

Oh, yeah?