What do you carry?

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by MelbRef

- Spare whistles
- Gatorade/water
- Court diagram board
- Rule Books
- Trail Mix, nuts
- Towel
- Inflation needles
- Officiating Notebook, pregame notes, contacts, etc
- Post-game UnderArmour t-shirt

(I think I should add spare pants and shoelaces)

I remember some varsity official who followed my game around my 2nd year or so and he dumped his bag of whistles on the desk in a panic searching for the right whistle. As he was pawing through the 20 or so whistles, one of his partners wondered how he would even know.

[VaTerp]

I'm in need of a new bag.

Anyone have a suggestion for an affordable but quality wheeled bag with multiple compartments? I've looked at Underarmour and Nike bags that are from $120 to $150 but would like to find something along those lines but a little cheaper.

[Adam]

Walmart has some wheeled bags in the $20-$40 range, but I can't vouch for the quality.

[VaTerp]

Thanks. If it's $20 to $40 and from Walmart I'm guessing the quality isnt that great.

I think I may just try to get the Nike or Underarmour bags on Ebay. Just curious as to what others are using. The offficiating suppliers don't seem to have as many bags as they use to a few years ago.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

This might not be a good idea, what with the whole "zero tolerance" policies for "weapons" at most schools nowadays.

We had a cross country runner suspended from school a few years ago for having a small Swiss army knife in his gym bag. The knife had a special tool that was useful in getting knots out of shoelaces. Felt sorry for the kid, top athlete, top student, Honor Society, etc.

[BktBallRef]

I carry a Sig Sauer P226 9mm.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

I carry a Sig Sauer P226 9mm.

I've seen you referee. You need to carry one.


Bad Woddy! Bad, bad Woddy!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

I carry a Sig Sauer P226 9mm.

Awesome.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

I carry a Sig Sauer P226 9mm.

Glad to see I'm not the only one that keeps thinking along this line when I read the title.

I'm still working out my kit but I carry:

*Two striped shirts, one grey
*Two pairs of slacks
*Two v-neck undershirts
*Two pair underarmor shorts
*Two pair black socks
*One hidden tailor flex belt (helps keep the shirt tucked in and the pants up)
*One pair of shoes (need another)
*One jacket
*Contact lens case, glasses and saline
*Spare shoelaces
*Silicone shine sponge for shoes
*Small towel for sweat
*Bath towel
*Soap, shampoo
*Shower shoes
*Spare whistles and lanyards
*W-9 Forms
*Lint roller

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Welpe

W-9 Forms

Thanks for reminding me. We have one school in our area that wants us to bring our own. This is the first year.