fiasco's 3 whistle crew
 

Had a cross town rival game the other night...01-07-2012

Our local newspaper got a few good shots. I will post a few pictures of our 3 whistle crew doing that game.

Gallery: Kamiakin vs Kennewick boys 1/7/12

RookieDude standing there like an idiot not calling the obvious foul...;)

Gallery: Kamiakin vs Kennewick boys 1/7/12

My partner doing the "Tebow" right before the second half...

Gallery: Kamiakin vs Kennewick boys 1/7/12

...not really...he got undercut by a player.:D

Gallery: Kamiakin vs Kennewick boys 1/7/12

...fiasco, why are you giving me the ball for the endline TI now!

Gallery: Kamiakin vs Kennewick boys 1/7/12

...wait, there's fiasco playing with the crowd!!;)

This is a HS game? What a crowd!!

We get some pretty good H.S. crowds around these parts...of course this is kind of a special night. SWX game (T.V.) and both teams are in the same town. (2 of 3...3A teams in Kennewick)

I was at a similar game this Saturday with a similar crowd. Of course, I wasn't working it, they had the big studs on that game ;)

It seems as though people only come out for the games at the Dome :rolleyes:

Good shots. Thanks for sharing!

Nice pictures, what's the story on the flying ref?

Kid was diving for a loose ball...undercut my partner. We were talking after the game. When was the last time one of us was on the floor in a game?

I can't remember...if ever.

A side biter! :D

I was with an "older official" doing a GV Fall Season league once and it was pretty obvious (to me anyhow) he couldn't keep up. During one game as the L there was a loose ball and he couldn't get out of the way. He went down in a heap - needed knee surgery.

Last time I saw him, he was still going.

Role Reversal?
 

Fan: "C'mon ref, he's over the back!!!! Wait a minute, I mean, C'mon ref, you're over his back!!!"

Right before the Christmas break, I was working a game with Tref. I was the C in transition and Tref was the new T. There is some minor full court pressure, so I'm step sliding up the court, then I hear it "BAM" or it could have been a "POWWOW" or some such sound. My first thought is, "I hope we didn't just miss some serious contact"...I frantically look for the cause of the noise.

Our new L had taken a nose dive. He is a middle aged guy, roughly 35ish (is that really middle aged?), and there was nobody around him, he just fell on his own. Of course, the fans had a good laugh at his expense. That was the first time I had seen an official just fall on their own :eek:

At first I thought you were way off on your "middle age" estimation...but, I looked it up and here it is:

According to Collins Dictionary, this is "... usually considered to occur approximately between the ages of 40 and 60". The Oxford English Dictionary gives a similar definition but with a later start point "... the period between early adulthood and old age, usually considered as the years from about 45 to 65". The US Census lists middle age as including both the age categories 35 to 44 and 45 to 54, while prominent social scientist, Erik Erikson, sees it ending a little later and defines middle adulthood as between 40 and 65.

ouch!:eek:

Last year I was working a NCAAW D3 game, and I was the C in transition. We were moving up the court in preparation for a fast break, and I heard a loud, "BANG" from underneath the basket. Of course, I quickly looked to see what the noise was, and it was the new lead... he had ran too far and caught the bleachers!

Luckily, he was turned just enough that he was able to take a seat on the first row (unoccupied), and sat down right next to an elderly gentleman who just about threw his bag of popcorn in the air. It was pretty danged funny, and I still give him crap about it when I work with him.

NY Post headline

Kennewick krushes Kamiakin before huge Krowd, "we played krappy" kries Kamiakin koach.

Wow!

I'm 33 and now depressed after reading this thread!

:(

So How Do You Think I Feel ???
 

You're depressed? I've been officiating for thirty-one years.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat...elds/2177.html
Median age US
total: 36.9 years
male: 35.6 years
female: 38.2 years (2011 est.)

Actuarial Life Table
Having got to 52, I have a 0.65% of dying in 1 year 91.165% of men born in '59 are still alive and I can expect to live another 27.32 years.

LOL...I didn't get it at first.

Maybe we could take a poll...who puts the whistle in the side of their mouth, and who puts the whistle in the middle of their mouth?

I think I am probably in the minority here...side of mouth.

Naw, We Can Just Hijack This One
 

My Fox 40 fits neatly on slightly worn chompers one tooth off center to the right (as I look down at it). So I guess I'm a "semi-mid-biter".