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Old Mon Dec 19, 2011, 09:22am
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What a week for Junior and I it was!
Everybody, I am sure, has already read about how MTD, Jr., and I started last week with a mini-Xavier vs. Cincy game on Monday, but it only got better on Friday night.

Mark had a boys' JV game in a league where the southern most school is quite a bit a ways from home. I decided to go to the game with him and observe him. My "better half" questioned my decision not to take any officiating gear with me in case his partner did not show up as I assured her that he would. ROFLMAO!!

Sure enough, his partner did not show up and I officiated, wearing the kahki slacks that I wore to the game and a pair of size 9-1/2 (I wear size 9's) sneakers that belonged to the home school AD. Good thing that Mark had packed a second shirt and naturally had extra whistles in his bag. A fun evening was had by all.

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Old Mon Dec 19, 2011, 09:24am
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Isn't the second rule of officiating "always keep a spare set of gear in the trunk of your car?"
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Old Mon Dec 19, 2011, 09:35am
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Isn't the second rule of officiating "always keep a spare set of gear in the trunk of your car?"
The first rule of life is to always listen to your wife, even if you pretend not to hear her.
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Old Mon Dec 19, 2011, 09:45am
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(I wear size 0's)
Is everything else proportional?
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Old Mon Dec 19, 2011, 09:52am
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Everybody, I am sure, has already read about how MTD, Jr., and I started last week with a mini-Xavier vs. Cincy game on Monday, but it only got better on Friday night.

Mark had a boys' JV game in a league where the southern most school is quite a bit a ways from home. I decided to go to the game with him and observe him. My "better half" questioned my decision not to take any officiating gear with me in case his partner did not show up as I assured her that he would. ROFLMAO!!

Sure enough, his partner did not show up and I officiated, wearing the kahki slacks that I wore to the game and a pair of size 9-1/2 (I wear size 0's) sneakers that belonged to the home school AD. Good thing that Mark had packed a second shirt and naturally had extra whistles in his bag. A fun evening was had by all.

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Pleated khakis??
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Pleated khakis??
Of course. LOL

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Pleated khakis??
Belt?

Bwahahaha!
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Belt?

Bwahahaha!

Yes.

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I've come to the conclusion that there is no standard here. Most subvarsity officials come dressed. For frosh/JV douvleheaders I dress at the school but sometimes the accommodations stink. This last Friday they had us dress in the boy's locker room a row of lockers from where the players dress. Suffice to say I did not shower afterwards.
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I dress at the school but sometimes the accommodations stink.
I had a game at an all girls prep school last week. I had never worked at that school before. As usual, I came dressed in business casual. I was forced to change in an "active" men's room, and by "active", I mean that while I was dressing, several guys came in to use the facilities. There were four lockers available, but no shower.

Next time, I'm coming in my uniform.
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Old Mon Dec 19, 2011, 10:56am
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Saturday, I'm on my way home from a 3 game YMCA set when I get a call from my assigner asking if I can head to a nearby high school for a JV game. Stopped by my house (it was on the way), grabbed some Advil, and headed to the school. They only started about ten minutes late.

Good thing I took my bag even though I was going to my YMCA games dressed.
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Saturday, I'm on my way home from a 3 game YMCA set when I get a call from my assigner asking if I can head to a nearby high school for a JV game. Stopped by my house (it was on the way), grabbed some Advil, and headed to the school. They only started about ten minutes late.

Good thing I took my bag even though I was going to my YMCA games dressed.
I'm sure they had a big parking lot available for any of your changing needs.
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Old Mon Dec 19, 2011, 11:27am
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I'm sure they had a big parking lot available for any of your changing needs.
I have tinted windows in my Taurus for just that reason.
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Old Mon Dec 19, 2011, 12:22pm
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Good thing I took my bag even though I was going to my YMCA games dressed.
Must've been worried about a speeding ticket!
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Old Mon Dec 19, 2011, 12:29pm
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Must've been worried about a speeding ticket!
Always, unfortunately, there was no free food.

On a serious note, even when I have to show up "dressed," I'm not wearing my stripes. At the very least, my shoes, shirt, and whistle are in my bag and I'm wearing a plain black undershirt.
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