Why don't we have a down vote to click? Awful post....worst I've ever seen here.
I agree that officials should be treated with more respect, but why would you even mention race and who cares where you work, your age, if you’re a redneck, or what pole you climbed for 38 years or who's freaking door you knock on. You're pretty embarrassing yourself. Stop bragging on yourself and making race an issue with this subject. Many come here to get away from all the race issues in today's world. The substance of your post is nothing more than your opinion - not FACT. You have contradicted yourself as well by saying this post is not about race and then spew all that other stuff about whites and blacks.
Maybe you should have given up officiating sooner or better yet never started officiating.
Sounds like some officials can't handle being criticized for making bad calls. And some appear to be misogynists for singling out women who disagree with a bad call. Once again, I don't agree with some of the abuse officials have to tolerate, but to hyperbole sex, race, age on this message board regarding the behavior of fans, players and coaches toward officials is just as wrong as hollering at an official after they made a terrible call.
I was a NCHSAA official several years ago and have coached many years in different sports. Been there done that. Criticism comes with the territory and some officials have thin skin and seem to forget coaches, players and fans want to win and be treated fairly. The HCs livelihood’s on the line as well. Trade places with the coach and see how the shoe fits when you get an erroneously bad call with the game on the line. However, once again, I agree, officials do not deserved to be verbally abused. If fans are verbally abusing officials with profanity or threaten them physically, they should be permanently banned, otherwise they should be ignored. It's not the YMCA get a participation trophy, there's a lot at stake and with that comes fierce competition. I mean should they say “aw shucks” and just forget it? Let’s be real.
The NCHSAA/NFHS needs to provide officials with better training and increase their pay. On the other hand more stringent rules and guidelines must be enforced to remove fans when they cross the line of so called bad behavior. As long as human beings are officiating games, mistakes will be made and as long as human beings watch, play or coach sports, emotions will be involved. The ultimate goal should be to strive for better sportsmanship from all parties and leave all this other nonsense out of it.
