Why do officials...

Adam

They're essentially mandatory for all levels of high school.

tref

Snaqwells wrote
They're essentially mandatory for all levels of high school.

Must be a 6 thing, we only have to wear them for varsity in 8.

bainsey

Snaqwells wrote
They're essentially mandatory for all levels of high school.

Same goes here. When I work a middle school game, my partner usually asks if I want to bother wearing the jacket. I do. If he insists on not wearing his, then I don't wear mine.

Still, if you want to be the part, you need to look the part.

Adam

bainsey wrote
Same goes here. When I work a middle school game, my partner usually asks if I want to bother wearing the jacket. I do. If he insists on not wearing his, then I don't wear mine.

Still, if you want to be the part, you need to look the part.

Most of the ms guys here don't have a jacket.

jTheUmp

I didn't even own a jacket until this year... but then again, I haven't worked any varsity games until this year either.

Everyone around here wears them for Varsity as far as I can tell.

I'm not terribly annoyed with it... it's relatively cheap ($45), and it should last for several years if I'm not wearing it outside of my officiating duties.

Adam

tref wrote
Must be a 6 thing, we only have to wear them for varsity in 8.

Yep, definitely a local requirement. For some reason, I prefer it, but I could easily adjust either way.

Eastshire

I like the jacket because I can get cold during the warm up.

mj

mbyron wrote
Conceals the stripes, so they don't see us coming. Think of it as camo for officials.

Yeah I've heard this one before too. So when we are watching teams warmup, no one knows who the adults are in the black jackets?

I think it's someone silly too but whatever.

futuredoc2014

mj wrote
Yeah I've heard this one before too. So when we are watching teams warmup, no one knows who the adults are in the black jackets?

I think it's someone silly too but whatever.

I share that though. When I was a student athletic trainer, I asked our AT why the referees wore jackets. he said it was so no one could identify the refs when they enter. I responded that A.) We all know that the serious looking guys who are walking around the court in all black are referees and B.) no one really cares. It's not like soccer where the referees lead the teams onto the field. No player or coach or fan ever says "hey look, it's the ref!" (except probably young children). However, it does help when one works in the inner city where everyone wants to hustle the ref just because they [think they] can. I guess, though, that it is less distracting then the stripes.

BillyMac

futuredoc2014 wrote
Why the referees wore jackets.

It keeps the hot, single, moms from attacking us. The striped shirt is a "chick magnet".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAnU9zT87j4

Bad Zebra

BillyMac wrote
It keeps the hot, single, moms from attacking us. The striped shirt is a "chick magnet".

Our problem here is the "sexy satin" style jackets that draws the hot moms in anyway...it's a real challenge to stay focused when they're throwing themselves at us during warm ups.

tref

futuredoc2014 wrote
However, it does help when one works in the inner city where everyone wants to hustle the ref just because they [think they] can.

So they only hustle in the hood huh?

Politicians, Corporate America & organized crime families couldn't have taught the "art of hustling" aka the *American Way* to those lowlife inner city folks... nah no way!
The fact that we all reside in America today is one of the greatest hustles of All-Times 🙄

I sure hope you're no futuredoc of mine!

Adam

tref wrote
So they only hustle in the hood huh?

Politicians, Corporate America & organized crime families couldn't have taught the "art of hustling" aka the *American Way* to those lowlife inner city folks... nah no way!
The fact that we all reside in America today is one of the greatest hustles of All-Times 🙄

I sure hope you're no futuredoc of mine!

I honestly thought his comment sufficiently displayed his cluelessness. Maybe he only works in the inner city. The only time I've had folks try to hustle me is men's rec, and it never matters where the game is.

JRutledge

Snaqwells wrote
I honestly thought his comment sufficiently displayed his cluelessness. Maybe he only works in the inner city. The only time I've had folks try to hustle me is men's rec, and it never matters where the game is.

I have worked in the inner city often and I worry more about going in rural areas than I would ever in most inner city schools. One I blend in, the other I stand out like stain on a clean outfit. And I have never been hustled at any of those games, whatever that is supposed to mean.

Peace

Adam

JRutledge wrote
I have worked in the inner city often and I worry more about going in rural areas than I would ever in most inner city schools. One I blend in, the other I stand out like stain on a clean outfit. And I have never been hustled at any of those games, whatever that is supposed to mean.

Peace

Now that you mention it, I'm not exactly sure, either. Maybe our med student can shed some light.

BillyMac

Bad Zebra wrote
Our problem here is the "sexy satin" style jackets that draws the hot moms in anyway, it's a real challenge to stay focused when they're throwing themselves at us during warm ups.

Here, in my little corner of Connecticut, we use the same type of shiny, satin, jackets. Hot, single, moms are always asking me if I was an actor in the movie Boogie Nights. Of course the fact that I have the name, "Dirk Diggler", embroidered on my jacket may have something to do with the special attention that I get from hot, single, moms. I'm not going to tell you that it's unwanted attention.

JRutledge

Seriously Billy?

Peace

Bad Zebra

JRutledge wrote
I have worked in the inner city often and I worry more about going in rural areas than I would ever in most inner city schools. One I blend in, the other I stand out like stain on a clean outfit. And I have never been hustled at any of those games, whatever that is supposed to mean. Peace

I've worked both inner city schools and the 'burbs my entire officiating career and I have no idea what that means either. Thought maybe I was missing out.

Adam

JRutledge wrote
Seriously Billy?

Peace

Those new moderators sure are going to have their hands full.

BillyMac

JRutledge wrote
Seriously Billy?

Of course I was not being serious. We do not have any names, either real, or fictional, embroidered on our jackets. All we have is our local board affiliation patch.

However, I was being serious about the shiny, satin jacket. It really does look like a jacket from the disco roller skating era. In regard to this fashion faux pas, I am being serious, and you can take that to one of the big monster mega banks.

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