End of the season blues

[IowaMike]

I'm with BillyMac; I don't get physically tired but I do get mentally tired by the end of the season. I don't work nearly as many games as I used to; probably only work 50 or 60 each year now. I do baseball too and find that I'm always eager to start each season, but am also happy when each sport ends. I think my tolerance level tends to decrease towards the end of the season. It's not as bad as it used to be when I worked twice as many basketball and baseball games as I do now, but I'm still ready to put the gear away when the games are all done. Come next November I'll be itching to put the whistle on again. Once I no longer look forward to the start of each season I'll hang it up because that will be the sign it's time for me to retire.