Why do officials...

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

They're essentially mandatory for all levels of high school.

Same goes here. When I work a middle school game, my partner usually asks if I want to bother wearing the jacket. I do. If he insists on not wearing his, then I don't wear mine.

Still, if you want to be the part, you need to look the part.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Same goes here. When I work a middle school game, my partner usually asks if I want to bother wearing the jacket. I do. If he insists on not wearing his, then I don't wear mine.

Still, if you want to be the part, you need to look the part.

Most of the ms guys here don't have a jacket.

[jTheUmp]

I didn't even own a jacket until this year... but then again, I haven't worked any varsity games until this year either.

Everyone around here wears them for Varsity as far as I can tell.

I'm not terribly annoyed with it... it's relatively cheap ($45), and it should last for several years if I'm not wearing it outside of my officiating duties.