Sweating

[ref2coach]

Originally Posted by Ptflea2

This might not be the biggest issue an official might face, but I was wondering if any other officials here have an issue of excessive sweating? I've always been a "sweater" even when I played, but no one will look at you sideways if you've sweat through your jersey as a player, but as an official, I'm afraid it might look like I'm out of shape, or even worse, unprofessional.

My palms also get very wet and a few times I've seen a player at the free throw line look at me with frustration as I've handed him the ball with my sweat on it. I sometimes bring a small towel to the scores table before games and dry my hands off during time outs. No one has said anything to me about it, but does that look bad during dead balls?

Man, I sure don't want to be known as the "sweaty ref" around these parts

I have linked below to a product that I discovered ~15 years ago. I used to ruin white dress shirts. I use it on my underarms. Do not sweat at all under my arms. The product says it can be used on hands and feet also. You might want to give it a try.
CertainDri® - Make certain you're dry... with Certain Dri

[Ptflea2]

thanks for the link, I'll give it a try.