Why do officials...

[mj]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Conceals the stripes, so they don't see us coming. Think of it as camo for officials.

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.

[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".

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

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

Our problem here is the "sexy satin" style jackets that draws the hot moms in anyway...it's a real challenge to stay focused when they're throwing themselves at us during warm ups.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

Our problem here is the "sexy satin" style jackets that draws the hot moms in anyway, it's a real challenge to stay focused when they're throwing themselves at us during warm ups.

Here, in my little corner of Connecticut, we use the same type of shiny, satin, jackets. Hot, single, moms are always asking me if I was an actor in the movie Boogie Nights. Of course the fact that I have the name, "Dirk Diggler", embroidered on my jacket may have something to do with the special attention that I get from hot, single, moms. I'm not going to tell you that it's unwanted attention.

[JRutledge]

Seriously Billy?

Peace

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Seriously Billy?

Peace

+1

Those new moderators sure are going to have their hands full.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Seriously Billy?

Of course I was not being serious. We do not have any names, either real, or fictional, embroidered on our jackets. All we have is our local board affiliation patch.

However, I was being serious about the shiny, satin jacket. It really does look like a jacket from the disco roller skating era. In regard to this fashion faux pas, I am being serious, and you can take that to one of the big monster mega banks.

[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!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by tref

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!

I honestly thought his comment sufficiently displayed his cluelessness. Maybe he only works in the inner city. The only time I've had folks try to hustle me is men's rec, and it never matters where the game is.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I honestly thought his comment sufficiently displayed his cluelessness. Maybe he only works in the inner city. The only time I've had folks try to hustle me is men's rec, and it never matters where the game is.

I have worked in the inner city often and I worry more about going in rural areas than I would ever in most inner city schools. One I blend in, the other I stand out like stain on a clean outfit. And I have never been hustled at any of those games, whatever that is supposed to mean.

Peace

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I have worked in the inner city often and I worry more about going in rural areas than I would ever in most inner city schools. One I blend in, the other I stand out like stain on a clean outfit. And I have never been hustled at any of those games, whatever that is supposed to mean.

Peace

Now that you mention it, I'm not exactly sure, either. Maybe our med student can shed some light.

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I have worked in the inner city often and I worry more about going in rural areas than I would ever in most inner city schools. One I blend in, the other I stand out like stain on a clean outfit. And I have never been hustled at any of those games, whatever that is supposed to mean. Peace

I've worked both inner city schools and the 'burbs my entire officiating career and I have no idea what that means either. Thought maybe I was missing out.

[futuredoc2014]

Originally Posted by tref

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!

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I honestly thought his comment sufficiently displayed his cluelessness. Maybe he only works in the inner city. The only time I've had folks try to hustle me is men's rec, and it never matters where the game is.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I have worked in the inner city often and I worry more about going in rural areas than I would ever in most inner city schools. One I blend in, the other I stand out like stain on a clean outfit. And I have never been hustled at any of those games, whatever that is supposed to mean.

Peace

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Now that you mention it, I'm not exactly sure, either. Maybe our med student can shed some light.

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

I've worked both inner city schools and the 'burbs my entire officiating career and I have no idea what that means either. Thought maybe I was missing out.

*Sigh* I guess that came out wrong. In my experience (btw I don't yet do HS because I'm not old enough) when I do rec/AAU games in certain neighborhoods (I'm in no way racist. I myself am black) and very rural areas, when I'm watching warm-ups we always have some teens and bums sitting on the bleacher just behind us trying to heckle us pre-game

eg. Hey look its the refs!
Ooh we got a new boy on this one
What's the jackets for? Trying to hide like we don't know who ya'll are?
Who are you, kid? you ain't from around here. They give ya some fancy shirt and whistle and you think you can ref just anywhere?
and etc.
We also have guys who hang out on the corner and try to mess with us or sell us stuff when we show up (we wear our uniforms to games as there are no private changing facilities)

The extremely rich neighborhoods are just as bad, with kids who think they can have whatever they want if 'Daddy buys it'. Then they come screaming and hollering with their parents when a call goes against them.
I think I'll get off my soapbox. I fear that I've started a highly controversial subject here.

[BillyMac]

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 JRutledge

And I have never been hustled at any of those games, whatever that is supposed to mean.

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

I've worked both inner city schools and the 'burbs my entire officiating career and I have no idea what that means either. Thought maybe I was missing out.

I've worked games in high schools in one of Connecticut's largest cities, where most parents either walk, or take the bus, to watch their kids play. I've worked games in suburban high schools where the parents park their BMW's outside the gym. I've worked games in rural high schools where they actually park their John Deere tractors in the gymnasium parking lot. Even after working in these various environments over the past thirty-one years, I still have no idea what these posts (above) mean? What am I missing here?