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Count me as one of those who feel you got screwed for a ridiculous reason. One question - in your OP, you mention both the tournament director and the assignor. Did you ever find out whose decision this actually was? It may have been the tournament director's. You kind of imply that when you stated you felt the assignor should have "had your back".
One other comment - if you had any plastic in your hair, it could have been a safety issue, but your partner not only had nothing in his hair, he didn't even have any hair. Did he have metal clips in his moustache? ;) |
While some areas certainly have hair and/or grooming standards that are unspoken, arbitrary, and/or just plain stupid; I've never heard of those "standards" holding someone back from working off season basketball.
I don't know what it is, but there's something else going on here, IMO. It could be racial, it could be the way you called the game and they are to pussillanimous to tell you, or it could be that he wanted someone else on those games and that someone just became available. Does this person assign more than just these particular games? |
Is your hairstyle facial hair not an issue during your regular season assignments? If so, that's odd considering my expereince. I'm Negro :D and guys here have to cut off ponytails, dreads and goatees to officiate. The one guy who has a beard is white, and well, I'm glad I don't get his schedule.
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None of the bald black guys seemed particularly angry to me, though. :) |
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These are tight economic times and people that would never have considered officiating as an alternate source of income 5 to 10 years ago are now suddenly jumping into the game. Assignors are making tough decisions every day about who works what games. At the very least, sets are being reduced from 3-4 games to 2-3 game sets. I think it probably stands to reason that an official that is trying to work as much as possible in a highly competitive environment should do everything possible to avoid a negative persona. |
Saw a similar situation a few years ago.
Couple of guys with braids worked a tourney on the recommendation of another official. (assigned -- sight unseen) When word got back to the assigner that the guys were both wearing braids, he called them up and advised that the hairtstyle was not acceptable. The guys, like some on here, protested, suggesting an ulterior motive was involved....... The assigner advised that if they saw a white guy with a mohawk working the tourney, their suggestion would have merit. |
I ran into a guy a few weeks ago whom I met in camp last summer. He told me that he has been told by several supervisor that the tattoo on his forearm is a hinderance from getting hired. He wears heavy makeup to cover it up when he attends camps.
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I definitely wouldn't hire a guy that wears makeup.
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It it never required that someone tell you why they do not hire you. They might not hire you for all kinds of reasons, I do not see why someone has to tell you the reasons. Maybe morally that is the right thing to do, but it is not going to happen in reality.
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Everything Padgett writes would be a deep, dark blue! :D |
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Another officials forum that is way more popular and relevant than this one. :D:p:D |
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