So is this the end of my varsity officiating days?

[RobbyinTN]

I have two varsity games tonight (girls and boys) and will be wearing my glasses. I am about 99% sure there will be an observer/evaluator there (we are nearing playoff time so they are evaluating the officials more right now) so will see how it goes.

[26 Year Gap]

It was more of an issue where I used to officiate than it is where I now officiate.

[letemplay]

Robbie, just wonder if the irritation is so bad that you can't pop the contacts in just for the game and get by wearing them until afterwards then switch back to your glasses?? I'm in the same boat in a way. On nights I have a game, like today, I will wear my glasses during work to lessen the hours the contacts are in. That way my eyes feel more "fresh" during the game, especially at the end. I'm sure your eye doctor has also suggested any means of controlling the irritation, including saline drops, etc or even taking fish oil supplements (yes it works) to help produce your natural tearing that sometimes leaves us at "our" age. Another thing that bothers me is some of the lighting in gyms that were built about 10 years ago, using some type of florescent bulbs that actually make the court seem dingy...hate those gyms. A few newer ones around here have excellent metal halide fixtures that really brighten up the place and make vision so much better. Good luck, hope you can stick with it no matter what you do.

[Rich]

I wear no-line bifocals, but I use them mainly for night driving and computer work and extended reading. I leave them in the car (I left them at the school once and learned my lesson).

I would hate sweating into a pair of glasses and worrying that they were going to fall off my head. I'm not a long-time glasses wearer, though. My regular partner wears his and it doesn't bother him.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by RobbyinTN

I have two varsity games tonight (girls and boys) and will be wearing my glasses. I am about 99% sure there will be an observer/evaluator there (we are nearing playoff time so they are evaluating the officials more right now) so will see how it goes.

What do you expect the evaluation to say. Good official but can't move on because he wears glasses?

Break a leg and kick a$$!

[Adam]

While I could see the impression of a rising official possibly dropping due to this; I can't imagine an established official getting dinged for it.