Retirement...when it's time?

[OverAndBack]

Originally Posted by Trap

Lets change the question a little. Say your a middle aged official in modest physical shape. You joined officiating to be part of the game and help the youth and give back to the community.

Over the past few years the travel, constant whining and bickering of coaches and fans has taken a toll on you. You are now wondering is it worth it anymore. Is this the time to say its over?

I would believe lots of officials at some time feel this way. Just curious to get peoples take.

Dude, I feel that way now and I've only been doing this five years!

I got out of basketball because that dollars-to-grief ratio quickly got out of hand.

Now, when everything's going well and you have a good game and you're working with good people and the game is crisply played and the coaches are behaving and there's nothing extraordinary (or if there is, you get it), it's great. When a game is rolling and you're really working well together as a team, it's a really fun avocation.

But lots of times, it ain't all those things. I don't know if it's a function of the level of play or playing mix-and-match with partners or whether my temperament would be better suited in the back than on the wings or what.

The bad games aren't that prevalent, but they stick out more. I wonder if anyone else feels that way.