Come to game in uniform....or not?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Why the attitude, Rut? I thought we had agreed earlier that if it's ok with everyone local, it's ok, period. I wear what I wear and work varsity as much as anybody here. You want to tell me what you will do, what is right, and what looks best. Fine. Move down here and see how you get along. I believe you have stated that you choose not to work girls games or lower level games. Your privilege. You can sit at home, patting yourself on the back about your neat wardrobe, because you will get no games at all.

I am just telling you what I am going to do and represent. It does not matter where I would live; I am not going to a game looking like a slob, just as I would not do the same on a date or a job interview. Where I live does not change that fact or how professional I would dress.

Also do not try to muddy the water of this conversation about girl's and lower level games. I do not get asked to work those games. And we are not slaves to associations like many here seem to be, we are independent contractors and treated as such.

We have over 6000 basketball officials state wide, they do not need the same officials to work lower level games that work varsity and college games. Lower level games are training grounds for officials to get experience and to be evaluated, not to have some big time veteran to take up a slot that a newer and lesser experienced official can fill and learn this craft. What I wear has nothing to do with what games I would have to work. Unless you have a rule that forbids wearing beltless pants or wearing a specific shirt than I think I would be OK. And since I do not know where to buy a pair of belted pants that I would even like the quality of, I think I would not be looking to wear them anytime soon, so I still would be good.


Peace