Officials heckling officials

[bainsey]

Game four last night of my five-game travel set, time out. I'm waiting on the sideline, ready for the eventual TI admin, when I hear, "You guys move a lot faster on grass!"

Normally, I ignore such comments, but something told me turn around. Of course, it was one of the state's top soccer officials busting my chops. (My partner last night is also on the soccer board.)

I don't pretend it was the best heckle, but it's good enough to start this thread. Any other one-liners to/from other officials you care to share?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Any other one-liners to/from other officials you care to share?

I've been watching a lot of my friends working state tournament games lately. Our local board just tells us the sites where our local guys are working, not who is working at the site. When I show up at a site I always walk up to them to shake their hands saying, "Gee? I thought, for sure, that they would send good officials for this game tonight?".

Last season, when I walked into a site, I discovered that three (that's right, Connecticut is slowly moving out of the Dark Ages, we use three officials for games at the state quarterfinals, and above) of our most veteran officials were assigned to the game. I said to them, "What did they do, assign the three oldest officials in the state to this game?", to which the referee replied, "No they assigned the three officials with the least amount of hair". He was right, they were three baldies.

[JRutledge]

If it was me, I would confront the guy at some point. And would do so especially if the guy was a soccer official and not a basketball official. For one he would not like it if I went to his soccer games and yelled about things and probably did not know the rules and procedures as well as he did. But that is me. Again that might change based on your overall system and politics of the area, but I would not let it go.

Peace

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

If it was me, I would confront the guy at some point.

Nah, it was light-hearted, no malice implied or inferred whatsoever.

Gap, was your example yelling publicly, or busting your chops in the locker room? If the former, you have a right to be torqued off.

Chyme, I like the line, but I actually don't own zebra stripes. (Typically gold jerseys for soccer; our state uses the gray IAABO-patched unis with black pinstripes.)

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Nah, it was light-hearted, no malice implied or inferred whatsoever.

Gap, was your example yelling publicly, or busting your chops in the locker room? If the former, you have a right to be torqued off.

Chyme, I like the line, but I actually don't own zebra stripes. (Typically gold jerseys for soccer; our state uses the gray IAABO-patched unis with black pinstripes.)

Rut, he was a fanboy at his daughter's AAU game. That team tallied a whopping 29 points despite going to the line at least that many times.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Any other one-liners to/from other officials you care to share?

"Hey, you refs are a bunch of dorks out there. And I know by saying this, once word gets back to him, my assignor will give me no more games ever."

[grunewar]

I've had one game where a few refs from another Association were let's say "overly rambunctious." Pissed me off. Jerks!

[26 Year Gap]

Had one Friday night complaining about the "82" fouls we had called. And how long it was taking to play the game. I was thinking, "First, if those idiots would stop fouling, we would stop calling them. Second, if they shot better than 3 for 30 at the line, they would stop fouling. Third, if we DIDN'T call them, then we would have been letting kids get hurt out there. And, fourth, what a jerk, I hope word gets back to his assignor."

[chymechowder]

is this known as black-and-white on black-and-white crime?

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by chymechowder

is this known as black-and-white on black-and-white crime?

The guy was from another association. My partner indicated since overtures had been made to the school by his assn, that it would be best to not make waves.

[Lcubed48]

Originally Posted by grunewar

I've had one game where a few refs from another Association were let's say "overly rambunctious." Pissed me off. Jerks!

I just sent you a PM concerning your game.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Lcubed48

I just sent you a PM concerning your game.

So the drama is not limited to Hampton Roads?

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

So the drama is not limited to Hampton Roads?

Uh, NO!

[Judtech]

I avoid heckling fellow officials.
Now I will say that I LOVE hecklilng fans!

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Judtech

I avoid heckling fellow officials.

I went to the Blackhawks vs Capitals hockey game yesterday (GO CAPS) and when a less than popular call was made by an official and the oh so popular chant of "Refs You S^CK!" rose from the crowd, I leaned over to my buddy ans said, "I'm no party to this. I want you to see I'm keeping my mouth shut!"

He got a good chuckle out of it!