Fair enough. I'll keep that in mind if I ever work in Wheaton (which, by the way, may as well be Chicago to the rest of the country).

You're a leader JRut! Go ahead set the tone :D

How could the rest of the country be oh so wrong? ;)

I will say this to you again. I rarely if ever work a game in Wheaton. And to someone from Chicago, Wheaton is not the South-side and the South-side is not the same as Ottawa.

Peace

It is not about being a leader or setting a tone, I just do not overreact to things people do like some do on this site. And I doubt seriously what we do here is much different than what others do around the country. The difference might be that not everyone officiates in the suburbs or rural areas alone. ;)

Peace

Since Bob clipped the OP, this will preserve the important part
 

A good many of the grown-ups pursue victory with venom.So far, we have witnessed:
• A scorekeeper for Santa Teresa of San Jose repeatedly pounding his fist with seismic force on the scorer's table during a boys game at Sheldon, bemoaning the officiating and hollering his disdain ("They're not that good!") for the host Huskies, who were rolling to victory. A Santa Teresa parent, seated nearby, offered this when a Sheldon player drove the lane: "Hammer him!"
That stereo sound of discord contrasted with a Santa Teresa mother who raved about the full-gym atmosphere, the experience for her son and her family who made the three-hour trip.
• A De La Salle assistant coach, in a Division I semifinal game against Sheldon, flew off his chair when convinced a referee missed a call. He pointed at the referee and shouted: "You (expletive) cheaters!" Maybe the referee was too stunned to offer a technical foul.
The hypocrisy, of course, is in how De La Salle plays. The Concord-based team doesn't just execute superb defense with fundamentals and effort, but hammers and hacks until something is called. A moment after Sheldon players graciously went through the postgame hand-shake line, trying to make sense of a crushing 47-45 loss, a De La Salle booster hissed to a despondent Sheldon player, "Go back to Sac, you punk!"

Not really relevant, but ok.

Maybe, but from someone as far away as Des Moines, it's all Chicago.

Actually it is very relevant if you live here. And another reason why certain officials will not get games in certain areas (post season and regular season).

I know, when I travel and even when I was out of the country people assume you are from Chicago even if you live 300 miles away.

Peace

And that's exactly what I've heard from officials and assignors in your area.;)

I am going to guess you did not talk to many assignors from my area. ;)

Peace