Jackets pre game

[JMUplayer]

What's the point of wearing them?

I know it's been done in the past forever but does that mean it needs to be done forever in the future?

We are inside.... Most guys i know especially under 40 (90% or more) would just rather go without.

Unfortunetly i dont see it changing anytime soon.

[BryanV21]

I don't understand it either. Especially having to pay $65 for it, and only wearing it for like 20 minutes a night.

[Rich]

Not all of our gyms are warm.

I'm a fan of the jackets. Always have been. One game fee and a jacket should last for years.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Rich

Not all of our gyms are warm.

I'm a fan of the jackets. Always have been. One game fee and a jacket should last for years.

Jacket opinions around here are not age dependent.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Rich

I'm a fan of the jackets. Always have been. One game fee and a jacket should last for years.

It looks professional. Why bother to wear black socks? Does it really make a difference in how well you officiate? Of course not, but it's part of the "package". For the past thirty-three years, and, hopefully, several more to come, they could tell me to wear a cummerbund, and I would. Let's see, games fees over several decades, for the cost of a few jackets (or cummerbunds)? Easy decision. Plus, without the jacket, where would I keep my inflation pin?

[bob jenkins]

Optional in NCAAW. I always vote NOT to wear it.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Plus, without the jacket, where would I keep my inflation pin?

I have a suggestion.

[Raymond]

I have some gyms that are real cold and I put it on at halftime.

[JRutledge]

I would rather wear jackets than not wear jackets. They look sharp and not every place is warm as stated.

Peace

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I have a suggestion.

Nice! Post of the day.

I like jackets, they keep me comfortable in drafty gyms and look sharp. I like being undercover a bit until the tip -- I think just wearing stripes can be distracting during pregame warmups.

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I have a suggestion.

In his little corner?

[Kansas Ref]

I agree, jackets have been de riguer, and I've never bothered to ask why it is necessary. I prefer to wear mine at the proper times (pregame, half time, post game), I like the quasi-anonymity it provides---tho everyone knows I am the ref tho ( I mean what else would that guy standing at halfcourt talking with another guy dressed the same way be doing aside from reffing the game? lol). I do like the warmth it provides during halftime and the cover it provides quick juant to my car after the game tho.

[Rich]

I never put mine on at halftime.

Matter of fact, I take mine off and fold it inside out before giving it to the table personnel to keep dirt off of it. Mine gets washed rarely. I never wear mine after I've worked, so there's no sweat put in it.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Kansas Ref

I agree, jackets have been de riguer, and I've never bothered to ask why it is necessary. I prefer to wear mine at the proper times (pregame, half time, post game), I like the quasi-anonymity it provides---tho everyone knows I am the ref tho ( I mean what else would that guy standing at halfcourt talking with another guy dressed the same way be doing aside from reffing the game? lol). I do like the warmth it provides during halftime and the cover it provides quick juant to my car after the game tho.

There is a "why" for everything. That does not mean that "why" is something you have to like. Players wear warm-ups and not their uniform on the outside. We do the same. And we have an option just like the teams or the players. Not sure we need a specific reason one way or the other.

Peace