Why do officials...

[futuredoc2014]

Originally Posted by mj

Yeah I've heard this one before too. So when we are watching teams warmup, no one knows who the adults are in the black jackets?

I think it's someone silly too but whatever.

I share that though. When I was a student athletic trainer, I asked our AT why the referees wore jackets. he said it was so no one could identify the refs when they enter. I responded that A.) We all know that the serious looking guys who are walking around the court in all black are referees and B.) no one really cares. It's not like soccer where the referees lead the teams onto the field. No player or coach or fan ever says "hey look, it's the ref!" (except probably young children). However, it does help when one works in the inner city where everyone wants to hustle the ref just because they [think they] can. I guess, though, that it is less distracting then the stripes.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by futuredoc2014

Why the referees wore jackets.

It keeps the hot, single, moms from attacking us. The striped shirt is a "chick magnet".

[tref]

Originally Posted by futuredoc2014

However, it does help when one works in the inner city where everyone wants to hustle the ref just because they [think they] can.

So they only hustle in the hood huh?

Politicians, Corporate America & organized crime families couldn't have taught the "art of hustling" aka the *American Way* to those lowlife inner city folks... nah no way!
The fact that we all reside in America today is one of the greatest hustles of All-Times


I sure hope you're no futuredoc of mine!

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by futuredoc2014

... However, it does help when one works in the inner city where everyone wants to hustle the ref just because they [think they] can...

Originally Posted by futuredoc2014

*Sigh* I guess that came out wrong...

I think you meant to use the word "hassle".

[grunewar]

So we know what association we're in.....

Last night at our meeting they announced they're probably going to change our "logo" and they will come out with NEW jackets in the near future. It was made perfectly clear however, that we would still be able to wear our old ones and not be "forced" to buy the new one, until the old one wears out (you know turns gray or gets holes in it).

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Last night at our meeting they announced they're probably going to change our "logo" and they will come out with new jackets in the near future. It was made perfectly clear however, that we would still be able to wear our old ones and not be "forced" to buy the new one, until the old one wears out (you know turns gray or gets holes in it).

Similar thing happened here in, you all guessed it, my little corner of the Constitution State. All must have the new jackets, with the new logo, by 2014-15.

[Rich]

We can wear officiating jackets if we want, but it's not required or even that common. I've worn nothing but a plain black jacket since moving to WI 10 years ago.

The worst jackets I ever had to wear were the TSSAA jackets in Tennessee. They were *navy*. That was 15 years ago.

[eyezen]

Same reason (most) teams dont arrive on the court wearing just their playing uniform.

[constable]

Sometimes it can be cool standing still in one spot for 15 minutes or so before you get moving up and down the court.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by constable

Sometimes it can be cool standing still in one spot for 15 minutes or so before you get moving up and down the court.

I may not move too far, but I'm certainly not standing in "one spot" for 15 minutes. Captain's meeting, coaches meet and greet, a little chat with a partner, walk the sideline a bit.......just saying.

[rsl]

Originally Posted by eyezen

Same reason (most) teams dont arrive on the court wearing just their playing uniform.

+1

Most athletics contests have some kind of warm-ups. The black jacket is ours. When we take them off it is the signal that we are ready to go.

[jkumpire]

Originally Posted by Sapper33

Wear the black jackets before games? I've asked this question to everyone I've worked with this year and noone has an answer. I asked my Area Supervisor and he didn't know. I'm just curious...

In the state I work, the HS Assn. mandated Black. My association first used a white jacket with black cuffs and collar when I started officiating in 1981. I still have the jacket, and it looks great. I wish we could still wear them.