Unshaven

[Terrapins Fan]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

I've worn a Van Dyke style beard for 13 years now and as far as I can tell it's had no effect on my assignments.

So, you're getting play off games and the best games in your association? State Play offs?

If so, then, you are correct, facial hair has no effect on your schedule.

And BTW, when this under 40 group is in charge, they too will grow up and realize that quality officials for the most part do not have facial. JMO.

Image isn't everything, but it is something.

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by Terrapins Fan

So, you're getting play off games and the best games in your association? State Play offs?

If so, then, you are correct, facial hair has no effect on your schedule.

You're assuming I'm good enough to get these games in the first place. I get the games I want in the quantity I want in basketball. In soccer, I work the gambit from the not-so-good games in the area I live in to the good games over an hours drive away and I do get playoff assignments. So yes, as far as I can tell, it's had no effect on my schedule.

And BTW, when this under 40 group is in charge, they too will grow up and realize that quality officials for the most part do not have facial. JMO.

Please. It has nothing to do with growing up. It's culture. That culture is changing. A significant minority of under 40 professionals wear facial hair. Somehow we still manage to be taken seriously, except, oddly enough, by the internet referee corps.

You think quality officials are quality officials because they don't have facial hair? If they all grew ZZ Top beards over night they'd still be quality officials.

If a D1 assignor decided he was only going to assign referees with facial hair, you'd all be falling over one-another to grow a beard.

Image isn't everything, but it is something.

I agree. However, neatly groomed facial hair is no more detracting from your image than neatly groomed hair.