Coach calls out "JV official" in tourney game, on the record

[JRutledge]

OK, how is this a JV official then?

Peace

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

OK, how is this a JV official then?

I think it was meant as a derogatory term. When asked for a response, the official was heard to say, "Yeah, that's what you get when you put the janitor in the coaching box."

[pfan1981]

Around these parts, a lot of varsity officials will help out a younger official on JV games. So some fellas working our state tourney worked multiple JV and middle school games.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by pfan1981

Around these parts, a lot of varsity officials will help out a younger official on JV games. So some fellas working our state tourney worked multiple JV and middle school games.

You won't find any official here who doesn't work a few subvarsity games a year. It's required for playoff eligibility.

As for the OP, that's what happens when you put a JV coach in charge of the varsity team.

[SAJ]

"At that point in a tournament game, with that call, you’re a coach and you’ve got to understand the situation a little bit better than that.”

corrected

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by just another ref

I think it was meant as a derogatory term. When asked for a response, the official was heard to say, "Yeah, that's what you get when you put the janitor in the coaching box."

I figured that out, which is why I was making that comment in the first place. So that takes away some credibility of the coach if the officials need to work that many games to even be eligible for the playoffs. He probably saw the official at some JV game and assumed like many of them do that he was not ready or working many varsity games.

Peace

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I figured that out, which is why I was making that comment in the first place. So that takes away some credibility of the coach if the officials need to work that many games to even be eligible for the playoffs. He probably saw the official at some JV game and assumed like many of them do that he was not ready or working many varsity games.

Peace

I'm not even giving him that much credit. I think he thought he was just being clever and demeaning the refs.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Adam

I'm not even giving him that much credit. I think he thought he was just being clever and demeaning the refs.

I do not disagree. I have just seen a lot of situations over the years where you work a lower level game and then the coach thinks that is where you normally work. Had it happen many times with a varsity official filling in on a no-show or some kind of scheduling mix up, then when you go to the varsity game that night, the coach tries to point out your "level" during that game. And many times the coach did not realize he was dealing with a very experienced official and sometimes the most experienced official that night.

Either way it is a dig and mean to question the ability of the official.

Peace

[deecee]

It's been said already but his behavior, or lack thereof, is a result of him being allowed to act the way he does with little/no repercussions.

I have been told by a few different people to stop doing JV games as soon as possible because Varsity coaches will keep seeing me as a JV official.

Sounds like a JV coach from his actions? Maybe Middle school!

[stick]

Originally Posted by just another ref

I think it was meant as a derogatory term. When asked for a response, the official was heard to say, "Yeah, that's what you get when you put the janitor in the coaching box."

Now that was good!!