cell phone while officiating

[loners4me]

So i ref a county tourney game with an older official, 20 years exp., state finals patches, ect. He called a good game but was texting during every deadball, timeouts, OOB plays, ect. I thought about saying something but decided to just get in and out. Well at halftime AD says he fielded several complaints from fans re: his cell usage. He gets mad and tells AD its not detracting from his calls. AD walks out. Would u say something or let it go? IMO....he made us both look bad.

[26 Year Gap]

I would probably say something to the assignor. My guess is that there have either: a) been others who have told the same story, b) others who are good officials who have blocked the guy from being a partner, or c) both.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by loners4me

So i ref a county tourney game with an older official, 20 years exp., state finals patches, ect. He called a good game but was texting during every deadball, timeouts, OOB plays, ect. I thought about saying something but decided to just get in and out. Well at halftime AD says he fielded several complaints from fans re: his cell usage. He gets mad and tells AD its not detracting from his calls. AD walks out. Would u say something or let it go? IMO....he made us both look bad.

Are you in an aarea where an Assignor gives you your games, or do you contract with the AD?

If you have an Assignor - let him/her know about this asap - before the AD calls and telss him/her.

If you contract with the AD, don't worry about it - they won't be calling him anymore.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

are you in an aarea where an assignor gives you your games, or do you contract with the ad?

If you have an assignor - let him/her know about this asap - before the ad calls and telss him/her.

If you contract with the ad, don't worry about it - they won't be calling him anymore.

+1

[Texas Aggie]

A guy that was on my football crew the last couple of years had a small voice recorder he used for fouls and to record other things that came up during the game. A coach thought he was on the phone once and asked him to stop using it during the game. He showed the coach what it was and said it related to the game. Since, we've given him a hard time about it, asking him if he has his phone before going on the field, telling him to get off the damn phone, etc.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

A guy that was on my football crew the last couple of years had a small voice recorder he used for fouls and to record other things that came up during the game. A coach thought he was on the phone once and asked him to stop using it during the game. He showed the coach what it was and said it related to the game. Since, we've given him a hard time about it, asking him if he has his phone before going on the field, telling him to get off the damn phone, etc.

His memory is THAT bad? How'd he pass the test? Oh, wait! I think I know the answer to this one. [j/k]

[Judtech]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

A guy that was on my football crew the last couple of years had a small voice recorder he used for fouls and to record other things that came up during the game. A coach thought he was on the phone once and asked him to stop using it during the game. He showed the coach what it was and said it related to the game. Since, we've given him a hard time about it, asking him if he has his phone before going on the field, telling him to get off the damn phone, etc.

He might want to try BlueTooth!

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

A guy that was on my football crew the last couple of years had a small voice recorder he used for fouls and to record other things that came up during the game. A coach thought he was on the phone once and asked him to stop using it during the game. He showed the coach what it was and said it related to the game. Since, we've given him a hard time about it, asking him if he has his phone before going on the field, telling him to get off the damn phone, etc.

And NFL official did that a few years ago in the Super Bowl.

Peace

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by loners4me

Was texting during every deadball, timeouts, OOB plays, etc.

Probably trying to find if the point spread, or the over/under, of the game had changed.

[jophyal]

i do football as well, saw a D1 prospect pull a cell phone out of thigh pad during a timeout this year. this kid played for a, now four time state championship team...

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by jophyal

i do football as well, saw a D1 prospect pull a cell phone out of thigh pad during a timeout this year. this kid played for a, now four time state championship team...

Could he had been talking to his agent?

I normally have my cellphone with me all the time at the table, however I rarely get phone calls on it. The primary use of my cellphone is the use of the walkie-talkie feature for in case needing help with something.

[zm1283]

I would have said something to him, veteran or not. I will sometimes hold my tongue when I'm working with a veteran and they do something wrong, but not in this case.

[RobbyinTN]

If I did that here, I wouldn't have to worry about if I would be calling any more games. This would basically put me into mandatory retirement

[GoodwillRef]

Originally Posted by loners4me

So i ref a county tourney game with an older official, 20 years exp., state finals patches, ect. He called a good game but was texting during every deadball, timeouts, OOB plays, ect. I thought about saying something but decided to just get in and out. Well at halftime AD says he fielded several complaints from fans re: his cell usage. He gets mad and tells AD its not detracting from his calls. AD walks out. Would u say something or let it go? IMO....he made us both look bad.

Guys like this give us all a bad name. You needed to say something to him the first time you saw it...that is total crap on his part. I don't care how long he has been working or how many patches his has on his shirt.

[Terrance "TJ"]

If there were ever times you should whack a crew member, I'd list this as one of them.