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Football Officiating => National Federation Discussion => Topic started by: FLAHL on September 03, 2014, 10:54:26 AM
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Our dressing room last Friday night was the head coach's office. He had a sign on his wall that said "If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way your coach told you to do it."
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If the coach can take a joke, you may wish to post a handwritten sign next to it reading :
" If a first you don't win an argument with the ref, try becoming one :) :)"
If the coach can't take a joke....just leave some half-eaten sNiCkErS in his chair. :) :)
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If you knew our U, you'd know there's no such thing as a half-eaten sNiCkErS
>:D
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In our dressing room there was a sign that read "Official Official's Eye Test" which had a eye test chart below it. I didn't think it was very funny.
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In our dressing room there was a sign that read "Official Official's Eye Test" which had a eye test chart below it. I didn't think it was very funny.
I do. We need to stop taking ourselves so seriously. A little humor makes life bearable at times. Since I started having to wear glasses because I can't read without them, I often joke about it. Still 20/20 for far sight but can't read my game card.
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Thirty years ago I was working a women's college basketball game which featured an appearance by the San Diego Chicken. I'm standing under the basket during a timeout and the Chicken comes out with the eye chart.
Me: "I guess I'm supposed to go along with this."
Chicken: "You will if you know what's good for you."
I still have the picture that appeared in the next morning's paper and it is one of my prized possessions. My only regret is I didn't get an autograph.
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About 15 years ago, as a HL I had Bill Murray next to me during the 2nd half of a HS prep game. It got to be a 5 possession game late in the 4th quarter and he began to clown around for the visiting (and victorious) team parents. I was going to be his foil and really didn't have a say in the matter. It was a hot day so he toweled me down like a fighter, made jokes about me going to Belmont to ride after the game (knickers era), etc. Afterward he signed an autograph for my two girls.
Two years later I get the same game and am on the same sideline. He is again there, but this time the game is closer. He respected the athletes and remained a quiet spectator.