Are there Officials/Referees on the boneyard?

[Lafayette]

Yup, Murphy. They were doubles partners. He was just a lefty though if I remember correctly.


Interesting, if you played in NELTA tournaments, we may have run into each other!

That is a long time ago - New England Lawn Tennis Assoc and I can scarcely recall a match on grass. Maybe Newport, RI was back then but thinking 1987ish.

 

[Flipside]

That is a long time ago - New England Lawn Tennis Assoc and I can scarcely recall a match on grass. Maybe Newport, RI was back then but thinking 1987ish.

Past & Current Situation, still have the racquet

 

[BullDawg]

I sit next to a retired basketball ref at South Florida WBB. When he was active, I was always getting chided for yelling at the refs. Now that he’s retired, he does all the yelling for me.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Past & Current Situation, still have the racquet

I was a Prince and then Wilson ProStaff guy but used Donnay for a couple of years mainly because if Agassi was using it, I was using it and it was a cool neon yellow color. Lol. Then I realized the oversized head wasn’t working for me. That’s what she said.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

I retired last year and a friend of mine who has been a ref for many years convinced me to sign up. He said there is a ref shortage in almost all sports. Overall it has been a positive experience. I ref boys/girls basketball up to the JV level. I'm happy to stop at the JV level plus there is a wait list for refs at the varsity level. I also ref girls lacrosse and girls flag football which just became a HS sport in Illinois. I ref varsity in those sports. The higher the level the more you get yelled at. It goes with territory. I've learned a few valuable lessons in my short career. After a game is over your work is done. Don't hang around because somebody on the court/field is not happy with the result of the game. Parsing calls with the losing coach is never fun. Also, regardless of the sport more whistles is better than less whistles, especially early in a game.

Glad to hear you’re enjoying it. My buddy from England teaches gym at my school but has been a club level soccer coach for close to 20 years now. With a young family and the grind of the travel, he’s thinking about ditching coaching for reffing — better control of hours, less stress and plenty of options in the Stamford area.

 

[Lafayette]

I was a Prince and then Wilson ProStaff guy but used Donnay for a couple of years mainly because if Agassi was using it, I was using it and it was a cool neon yellow color. Lol. Then I realized the oversized head wasn’t working for me. That’s what she said.

Babolat and Yonex were kind to "donate" some gear as back in the day you could not be sponsored or given anything of value.

Their trick was claiming they had merch for radio giveaways but if unclaimed they would be deemed worthless and unsellable so they were free to give away.

Seems janky vs today's game since players can be paid in cash or gear for NIL.