I remember my best supervisor (who's since passed) once said when asked by an official who wanted to know how to handle really bad behavior during a scrimmage (which in that locale, we did for free).

He said, "Don't ever call a technical during a scrimmage. Nobody would care. The game doesn't count anyway. You're working for free. Put the ball on the table and go to the house."

Reminds me of another quote that I'd never use, but is good for a chuckle when drinking a beer after a long day of baseball:

I do a lot of volunteer Little League (I did one of their World Series tournaments last year and am working a Little League Regional this summer) baseball in the summer. My favorite line is one I heard at a regional about 5 years ago:

"When I work a college game, I make $100 and I take $100 worth of bull#$%@. When I work I high school game, I make $50 and I take $50 worth of bull#$%@. When I work Little League I get no money and I take no bull#$%@."

Great point Rich. When I read the OP, I thought twice why hadn't the VC been tagged yet?

Since I'm not a stand up comedian, or Dennis Miller, I don't have a best line. The coaches, assigners, and partners I have worked with would rather have good officiating than someone concerned with delivering a clever comment.

What if you can do both?

I'm out......
 

It has been established in a previous thread that I can't even ref and chew gum at the same time! ;)

similar situation
 

I had a similar situation happen a couple of years ago in a intrasquad scrimmage. My partner works at the school as a PE teacher and called me to help him with the scrimmage at his school. During the first half a parent is constantly berating us on every call and at halftime my partner approaches the man, tells him that we are both volunteering time (and I drove an hour from my house) and that we would appreciate if he cools down. Not a word was said for the second half. Tastefully done by my P and the gentleman got the point.

My best line......


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Question: what is Fiasco?

You misspelled Conan O'Brien.

I'm actually pretty funny in my non-ref life, but the one time I tried humor it went horribly wrong. That's it, no more! I'm pleasant and hopefully approachable, but my humor skills are kept in my bag.

Late to dinner? :rolleyes:

Occupy The Forum ...
 

Hey. No politics on the Forum.

But were you having a bad game and/or should volunteering mean that that fans and players can be okay with substandard officiating.

Just asking the question not condoning the fan's behavior.

Well, it was my first game of the season and since it was before preseason had started I may have been a tad rusty. That being said, it was a girls game and their first of the season as well, so the mixture of the two may have contributed. I would like to think it was more bad basketball and a overzealous dad than my substandard officiating.

That was a funny joke, but you didn't answer the question.