I miss her....

It’s hard for me to believe that it’s been 7 yrs since my mother left us.  

There are nights when my dreams feel VERY real, and I can hear my mother telling me certain things…just as she did while she was here with us.

-“Mark Alan…you make sure your girls are taken care of, whatever you do”

-“Mark Alan…trust God, he will see always see you through"

- "Mark Alan....let them people think what they want to about you"

- “Mark Alan…you better get your butt outta bed”

It’s amazing that we live our lives learning from our parents, yet sometimes we are oblivious to the teachings!  I vividly remember a conversation I had with my mother when I was 6 yrs old, standing on a chair in the kitchen washing dishes.

 My mother said to me:

“I’m going to teach you how to cook , wash clothes & iron.” 

 I replied to her, “I’m going to get married so I won’t need to know how to do that stuff”.  I think she might have cried from laughing so hard, but managed to tell me “aint no woman going to want to take care of no man that don’t know how to do nothing for himself”.   That has NEVER left my brain!

She commenced to teaching my brother and I how to cook, how to do our own laundry, how to clean the house PROPERLY, how to sew, how to bake (well she taught my brother..I still can’t bake worth a damn…lol) and many other life lessons.

My mother would make sure that I was in church almost every Sunday.  She made sure that I was involved at church (Jr. Usher board, etc).  She made sure to let me know that whatever I was/wasn’t doing at school, “out in the streets as she would say”, that God was a forgiving God and to always keep God first in my heart.

She always made sure to stress the importance of our family.  All of my cousins know this, and most of them were more like brothers and sisters than cousins when we were growing up.

My friends growing up use to think my mother was mean/strict.  I never saw my mother as mean (well most of the time…lol)….. My mother simply kept her son’s in line, out of jail and ALIVE! J

My mother was her mother…and sometimes I feel that I am my mother in a lot of ways.

I realize that I’m all over the place here with my words/thoughts/memories..but there is absolutely no way I could write everything about the person that meant everything to me!  I use to think she was joking when she would tell me “boy, don’t yall come to visit me at my grave, because I won’t be there”.  After she got sick, and her health took a turn for the worst…she whispered to me one day while visiting her…”get right with God please, and don’t come visit my grave cause I aint going to be there” and she smiled and tapped me J.  I knew then that she would soon be with God!

I hope that she’s looking down on me and beaming with pride up there, because I am VERY proud to have called her my mother!

I miss you Mom/Gloria/Toogie!!

Shake em off!   vs.  Shut em down!

During my first volleyball season as an official, I’ve pretty much had to just shake off things as I learned and progressed….but those of you that know me, I did have to Shut Down a couple people (no names). 

 In looking over my upcoming basketball assignments, I will definitely be practicing the art of Shaking off, but don’t let the new/work in progress Mark fool you… if the need presents itself, I will definitely…Shut em down, shut em, shut em down!

A few more instances where this decision may come into play:

Ø  Those that doubt you for whatever reason(s)…..Shake em off!

Ø  Those that ask you to help them out, then they don’t follow through….Shake em off!

Ø  Those same people ask you to help them out again….Shut em down!

Ø  Referees that come off as know it all’s…..Shake em off!

Ø  Those same referees that try to tell you how to do your job, when they have issues themselves..…..Shut em down!

Ø  Those that look at you funny, because your family elects to holds hands while praying in a public restaurant …..Shake em off!

Ø  Those that assume you “have money” because you know how to handle your business/finances…….Shake em off!

Ø  Those that want to give you grief/hate on you for being where you’re at….Shut em down!

Ø  Phony people…..try to Shake em off, but sometimes ya just gotta Shut em down!

Ø  Those that can’t/don’t understand that you don’t/refuse to dress as they do….Shake em off!

Enough already....

With all of the media coverage in regards to public figures disciplining children, etc... whether you believe in it or not, it’s your personal preference/decision.  I do not condone, nor do I pass judgment on how one chooses to raise their children……It is my expressed opinion that only God can judge, and I am nowhere remotely even close!!

I do thank my parents, grandparents, aunts & uncles, cousins and especially my brother for either whopping or kicking my tail back in the day.  To this day, some of the behaviors displayed by me to elicit the chosen form of discipline administered has NEVER occurred again…..I can honestly say that I learned from them in more than one way.  A good @$$ whoppin went a LONG way!!

 

Anyone reading this that has ever heard my grandmother Emily (or one of her many brothers and sisters) say in THAT voice, at the house on Mahoning Ave. in New Castle….”go out back and bring me a switch…and don’t come back with a little one either” knows exactly where I am coming from here!  Unfortunately for us, there were an abundance of readily available options when it came to switches….lol (yep I can laugh about it now).  I remember one of us, not saying any names, tried the “coming back with a little switch”, and what a mistake that was….lol   That would mean you got it with the little switch, AND the bigger one that they had to go get for themselves…double jeopardy so to speak!!...lol

I love all of my cousins and family that shared the good times, and some not so good times at that house, and all of the other locations in Western PA.  I can honestly say that amidst all of the fights, arguments, games and laughter…. I don’t think there is one of us that did not get “a whoppin” in or around that house…it was just how we were raised. … You know, I think we ALL turned out just fine!  J  love yall!

The media/society loves to sensationalize those in the public eye, for lack of more meaningful “news”, but that’s our culture, and it is what it is I guess.

 

 A longtime friend posted on his FB asking the question….” how many in your family would be locked up for "child abuse" in 2014…. I’ll let my family formulate their own response for themselves…..but my percentage estimate would be triple digits though….LOL

Again, I am not here condoning what certain individuals do or don’t do with their children, spouses, etc…that’s really none of my business or concern…but one cannot tell me that there are not more important things/issues out there that can and should take the place of the “hot topic/bandwagon/flavor of the week” crap that is plastered everywhere you look!

 Putting the soap box back in its place…and Dropping the Mic!

Change is.....

As the calendar changes, so begins the season of change weather wise (hopefully).  Gone will be the hot, humid and sometimes unbearable days of summer…and the change will usher in the cooler, crisp autumn/fall  weather.  Hoody’s, jackets and long sleeved shirts will replace the shorts and t-shirts (for most of us anyway…but there’s always a few).  I, for one, am so looking forward to the change.  The ability to sit out on my deck with a fire going, sleeping with the windows open and giving the A/C unit a well-deserved break, and just embracing everything that mother nature has to offer during my favorite of the four seasons, all while continuing my work in progress  journey of becoming the “ better me”.

Another form of change will take place in the transition from officiating volleyball to basketball.  I recently acquired my OHSAA certification to officiate volleyball, and I have been busy blowing the whistle ever since.  I’ve never played volleyball, thus I was a bit hesitant to take the officiating class…but it turned out to be a really good move on my part (thanks Kristin Brooks for encouraging me to get my licenseJ). 

Comparatively speaking, the games/matches are so different from basketball.  Coaches really aren’t permitted to say anything to you as an official (BIG change from basketball…lol), the players are generally more respectful of their game and teams, and some would point blank say it’s easy money!  There are no technical fouls (yellow or red cards are used to “quiet” those that may happen to get out of line).

Analogically speaking, one could compare basketball to summer, and volleyball to autumn/fall.  Why you might ask? Summer can be extremely hot, sometimes causing people to “act a fool” or like they don’t have any sense (I guess that is basically the same huh?...lol). Summer requires the majority of us to shower frequently….those that don’t can be “identified” rather easily (don’t act like you don’t know what I’m saying here…)….same goes for on the basketball court.  Periodically there’s someone out there that one would just LOVE to say “Foul (literally..lol)….Why ref??  “Because you need a shower!!”…..LOL
 
 Volleyball, players very rarely, if at all, say anything to or gesture towards you as an official.  The coaches and 99% of the fans are always polite and calm, similar to the typical autumn/fall days and evenings.

 So as we continue to evolve as individuals:

-Change is good
-Change is inevitable
-Change is constant

Whatever change is taking place ….make sure to embrace and take advantage of the changes that life presents you!  

Parenting in sports

Parents that seemingly live or want to live vicariously through their children, have to understand that the child is entitled to be themselves too!  Not every child will inherit the parent’s athletic ability (thought process that my child is/going to be a star),  nor do some of them even want to be like their parents when it comes to the arena of sports.

Two scenario’s last weekend that made me seriously think about my behavior as my youngest progresses:

1.       During a game, the scorekeeper for one team (obviously a father of one of the young ladies playing) is visibly upset at call after call.  My partner give the coach of his team a technical for whatever reasons.  Play continues and during a stoppage of play, the scorekeeper yells something at my partner.  So I walk over to give him the speech (if you’re going to keep score, you have to be impartial and not make comments one way or the other), BUT before I got to the table he SLAMS both fist down on the table, pushes the table towards the court…wth right??   I was speechless to the point that it was almost funny, and understand from the time clock keeper that I actually chuckled and smiled.  I immediately ejected him from the gym “get out of here sir, please leave the building”.  He screams back “I’m not going anywhere…make me!”….LOL  I’m seriously laughing internally now because I had NO IDEA where this was coming from.   I called the site supervisor over and had him escort the man out of the building.  As he walks away he’s yelling “Idiot, etc.”

 I’m thinking to myself that he just doesn’t get it…He is the one that people are probably thinking is the Idiot!   After the game, one of the young ladies comes up to me crying and apologizes, stating that it was her father that got ejected.  I informed her, “you do Not owe me any sort of an apology young lady, and I’m sorry that you felt the need to do so”  

I’m not sure how I would feel if Kelsey were in that young lady’s shoes!!

2.     Last game of the night, a portly guy is constantly yelling and making a nuisance of himself, inciting the players, and others around him.  I finally had enough of the nonsense and asked him to leave the gym. He tells me he’s not going “nowhere”…lol  I replied, “either you leave, or this game is OVER!”  He marches off mumbling who knows what.

Games over, I change and begin my walk to my vehicle…and who’s waiting for me at the door?  YEP, it’s him…lol.   He walks up to me and puts his finger in my face (no I did not clock him…lol):

Guy:   You need to get thicker skin

Me:   YOU need to lose some weight and GET YOUR FINGER OUTTA MY FACE”

Guy:  Idiot!!

Me:  Idiot?? Lose some weight and get out there and try doing what we do Fat Boy!

Guy: I’ll lose some kicking your ass!

Me: (laughing)..Really??  go ahead and touch me

Guy:  What are you going to do if I touch you, sue me?

Me:  Nope, I’ll wipe up these floors with your fat ass!

Guy’s wife tells him to “stop”, just stop already!

Am I proud of what I said to him…not at all!  Two wrongs don’t make a right, and if I see him again…I’ll make sure to the bigger person and just keep walking!

 

Parents please remember….not only are our children a reflection upon us, but WE are also a reflection upon them. 

Game Over!

After 19 + hours, 17 games, 57,000 + steps taken.. equaling 26 + miles walked/run this past Saturday & Sunday, I had the opportunity to reflect, and I’ve come to the conclusion that I more than likely could not have physically accomplished this 10 yrs ago in my 40’s!  I expected to be completely worn out this morning when I got up (earlier I might add for a 7am meeting….. Who schedules a 7am meeting for a Monday morning??  This guy writing this blog….lol), but I’m pretty sure I could be back in the gym again today blowing the whistle!

Anyway…….while on the court, sometimes a game is NOT as interesting/challenging, and the mind tends to wander a bit J.  Yesterday, I began looking around the gym and would look at the people’s faces and wondered to myself if that person was happy with themselves (please don’t ask me why…my mind just works like that sometimes).

I came to another conclusion....that in order to be happy, everyone doesn’t have to be in the best of shape physically.  Everyone is different, and each one of us is more than likely in a different place in our lives.  YES, a lot of us are in tune with our workout routines/rituals, (whatever term you’d prefer to use) and really enjoy the physical aspect and benefits of working out …….but there are others that simply don’t care as much/place as high a value on the physical aspect of being in good physical shape.

Some of these people quite possibly could be in way better shape spiritually than some of us that are in decent to really good shape physically (and we could strive to become more like them in fact!).   

 

They say that the mirror is a visual reflection of YOU, but the mirror does NOT reflect what’s behind the eyes that view the image (Michael Jackson’s “man in the mirror” comes to mind here). 

It’s documented that a regular workout routine is good for the mind, the body and even soul…..but it can also have/take on an adverse effect with some.  It can pretty much take over a mind/way of thinking/ life even, making it seem like it’s the sole focus of that person’s existence…. or worse yet, making that person bestow onto others, and make others feel like they are less than a valuable member of society if he/she doesn't fit this person's "image" and is not in as good of physical shape.

Sometimes we may just have to step back and realize that “everyone isn’t like me, and I’m not like everyone else”…We are ALL rather unique in my own way, and that doesn’t mean that I need to relay my beliefs/outlooks on how “I” feel one’s body should look.  People have feelings, and sometimes those feelings are hurt, even if the person does not admit that it has affected them in some way, shape or form.

So in other words….Be Yourself, and let the next man/woman be themselves! J.

 

Until next time......Game over!

Plain old FUN!

 

Starting out just walking to the park with my wife, while Kelsey rode her bike, I began to reflect on some things….as I often do when I’m in the gym working out.

As we get older, we often tend to take this and that for granted (for those of you that really know me, know how annoying it is to me to feel like I'm taken for granted..lol)  A nice sunny spring day is just that for most.  We tend to be so happy that it’s “warm”, that we fail to capture the essence of our spirit that God has blessed us with.

For example, riding a bike down a street that you have driven on thousands of times a year, year after year, seems pretty mundane and rather ordinary (yep they basically mean the same thing….lol  thanks for paying attention).... but to an 8 year old who has never experienced riding her bike in the street…it’s a whole NEW world of experiences…one that’s filled with excitement, intrigue, exploration and just plain old FUN! 

Riding around the block recently with Kelsey (numerous times I might mention), I was amazed at how much fun she was having just being in the street with her dad.  It was contagious, and before I knew it, we were riding around laughing like 8 yr olds (no comments from the peanut galleries out there…lol).  I would periodically glance over and see the pure joy and excitement that an otherwise simple bike ride around the block (or baseball in the yard, sidewalk chalk in the driveway or jumping rope) brought to my youngest child.  I can’t tell you the amount of times I thanked God during this Easter Sunday outing, just to allow her to have the spirit to have FUN!

Given that this past weekend was the only “off” weekend from reffing that I’ve had in the past 6 weeks or so, and the last I’ll have in the next 6 (grinding)...it was so refreshing to just “play” and not be the “bad guy” or “that ref this, that ref that”.  So as summer approaches…YES I’ll be busy reffing on the weekends, but best believe I’ll take/make some time to get on our bikes and just go have some FUN!

Respect...Plain & Simple!

Respect can and does go a LONG way in any environment, arena or in life itself.

Respect is defined as:  1. esteem for or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person, a personal quality or ability, or something considered as a manifestation of a personal quality or ability. 2. to show regard or consideration for.

Some say to get respect, you have to give respect.  I agree with this cliché, in that if you show respect for me, I’ll definitely show respect for you…or vice versa. 

This weekend’s AAU tournament, 7 games on Saturday.  10 total hours in the gym….nothing but total respect for all players, coaches and parents/fans…not a single issue! (to good to be true you ask? I guess I jinxed myself for even thinking it could happen two days in a row).

Sunday rolls around(6 games on the schedule), and for those of you who have/do officiate AAU tournaments, you know that Sunday is championship tournament play…and it seems like someone purposely puts SOMETHING in the water, because some people tend to lose their natural mind it seems!

So here we go……

Sunday’s 2^nd contest, a team from a noted urban area of Michigan is getting ready to play a team from a suburb of a suburb (you get what I’m saying).  The urban team is loud, boisterous, and I’m sure attempting to intimidate the other team before the game even starts.  The coach of the team walks by me and my partner and loudly says to her asst. coach ( I’m sure so we could hear her), “they better call a good game today”.  My partner and I look at each other as to say “WTH”..…lol  Neither of us looked her way, nor did we say anything in response.

The game begins, and the urban team is pressing, and trying to create havoc by speeding up the tempo, etc.  My partner and I both call fouls on this team, along with a few traveling violations, etc.  So I’m running down the court in front of her bench and she loudly says “why yall calling all of that bull?”.   I blow my whistle, walk over to her bench and here is what took place:

Me: Coach, here’s how this is going to work today…(she immediately cuts me off)

Coach: I aint even talkin to you, there’s a game goin on

Me: No game going on, I stopped this contest for a reason (again she cuts me off)

Coach:  go on back out there and do your job (and sucks her teeth...REALLY??)

Me:  Again, this is how it’s going to work today…and you’re going to let me speak and listen to what I have to say, or you are going to find yourself getting text message updates from the parking lot or wherever…..

Me: I do NOT want to hear you:

a)      Make another call as if you are officiating this game, OR hear another complaint about a call… let me do what I do.. (she tries to interrupt me and I put a stop to that quickly)

b)      Do NOT let the word “better” come out of your mouth in respect to what I need to be doing out here again… (you better call this, you better do that, etc)

c)       I’m going to show you enough respect to allow you to finish coaching your team this morning, AND you’re going to show me enough respect to officiate this contest without all of the unnecessary drama

d)      Consider this your one and only warning, thank you!

The game starts and almost immediately I have to call a foul on her team…I blow the whistle and look directly at her and report the foul to the table (seeing if she’s going to act a fool….NOPE, not a peep!). 

A few minutes later, two of the girls, one on each team, are becoming very physical..so I warn both of them to “cease the nonsense and play basketball ladies”.  Not a minute later, the girl from the urban team throws a punch into the back of the girl…not thinking I could see her do it.  I blow my whistle and immediately eject her from the game (flagrant technical)…..I walk over to the coach and explain what happened and why she was ejected.

 Coach: (yells angrily): “you gotta toss her too, she foulin and carrying on”

 Me: “what did I tell you earlier about telling me how to do my job?”……BANG…issued her a Technical. 

Game ends with no more drama, and her team wins handily.  They walk by my partner and I and don’t say a word, probably because they had no idea which court their championship game will be played on J.

 

Now in all fairness, this same camp/program/organization had a few different teams in the tournament.  Two games later we had their older team, and the 2 coaches could not have been any more professional and respectful to us doing our jobs.

 

It all boils down to respect….. You show respect, you get respect…..plain and simple!!

Job Opportunities

Key word here is JOB!

Sometimes my understanding of some of today’s youth escapes me beyond my own comprehension!  In an era where it seems that job opportunities are at a premium, why in the world would someone just NOT show up for a job interview?  Understandably, other opportunities may have presented themselves, and one can/should do what’s best for that individual at that period in time.

 

For those that do show up for the opportunity, what ever happened to the basic interviewing skills/techniques of:

Ø  Dress for success (this does NOT include a “hoody” with another school’s name/logo)

Ø  Eye contact (this does NOT include looking down at your shoes/hands/cell phone almost the entire time)

Ø  Preparation (this does NOT include the phrase “what type of work is this again??”)

Ø  Speaking clearly (this does NOT included the phrase “fo real fo real” numerous times!!!  Or mumbling to the point where one has to actually ask you to SPEAK UP!!!)

Ø  Complete answers to MY questions to you (this does NOT include the phrases “you know what I’m sayin?) …No I do NOT know what you’re saying (there is a G on the end), or (“You know what I mean?”)…No sir, I need YOU to tell me what YOU mean!

Ø  Show up on TIME! (this does NOT include showing up 26 minutes late saying “I thought it was at 9:30am, when YOU selected and scheduled the time yourself)

Ø  Thanking for the opportunity to interview (this does NOT include the parting phrase of “Aiiight…peace!”)…Seriously??...LOL

 

As the old saying goes:  Time is money, and money is time….you might waste yours, but please don’t waste mine!

My 12 minutes of fame…

As a lot of you already know, Kelsey and I were in a commercial for the local cable company, promoting the Winter Olympics.  I don’t condone the company’s decision to not carry NBC, nor am I a fan of the Winter Games, but the opportunity presented itself and we did it.  Little did I know that almost every gym that I went into to referee for a few weeks, someone would mention the commercial…or ask, “Hey, aren’t you the guy in that commercial?”..or  “can I have your autograph?”  (now what would they actually do if I whipped out a pen and was ready to sign my name on whatever it was that they had handy??...LOL

One evening a former vendor of mine was there watching his son play, and gets my attention.  We converse for a bit and he asked me “isn’t that you in that buckeye cable commercial?”  I answered and we chatted for a little more, not thinking anything of it.  So towards the middle of the 2^nd quarter, I go over to the table to ask how many time outs each team has left, and an older gentleman looks at me and says “you’re a better actor than you are a referee!”  I was stunned that he:

a). had the nerve to say it to me out loud

b). thought he was funny

c). didn’t expect me to reply I guess…

I looked him in the eye can calmly asked him “what did I ever do to you?”  I repeated myself again…”what did I ever do to you?”  I could see the expression on his face was one of “hmmm what just happened here”.

Before the start of the 2^nd half, the same gentleman motions me over and says to me, “hey, I was only kidding with you, I thought it would be funny and you’d get a kick out of it”.

 I replied to him, “it was kind of funny actually…lol” and blew my whistle and started the 2^nd half.

After the game the Athletic Director asked me “what did that guy say to you?”  I told him what had transpired, and he looks at me and says…”That is you in that commercial, I thought you looked familiar when I saw it!  I told my wife I know that guy from somewhere”….LOL

Seasons Change!

With the end of one comes another….

With the conclusion of the OHSAA (Ohio High School Athletic Assoc.) basketball season, comes more time to spend with family, friends and working out in the gym (yes really!).   Being gone sometimes 5-6 nights a week is rewarding physically and financially (yes sometimes its grueling also), but it leaves something to be desired when you miss out on time with your family/children.

 I’ve pushed myself to make it to Kelsey’s dance class, swimming classes, etc..but there were a lot of time when I had to tell her that I couldn’t make it. L.  I thank my wife(Kristin G. Brooks) for being so flexible & supportive with my schedule (as she now truly understands by officiating OHSAA & Travel volleyball, the demands of being a good official….lol) enabling me to be available.  I thank all of the partners that I’ve worked with this past season, some make it more enjoyable than others, but nonetheless we are all officials and subject to the same criticisms of the coaches and $5 geniuses (the fans that pay $5 and think they know EVERYTHING..lol).

With the end of that season, comes the beginning of the AAU/Summer camps season. There are LOTS of games between March – August believe it or not, and the opportunity to work on my game (mechanics, conditioning, etc.)  I usually try to select something specific that I want to work on, and make a concerted effort to improve that aspect of my work in order to become even better during the next OHSAA season.  Last year it was conditioning (down over 30 lbs from the previous year) and stopping the clock before signaling a held/jump ball.

 YES, there is plenty of $$ out there on the table during the AAU/Summer camps season, and I’m not opposed to getting my share (No comment Kenneth Penn Sr….LOL), but the comradely between officials during this time of year makes this profession absolutely FUN!  There have been days on the court where I literally have tears in my eyes from laughing at this or that (Reggie Murphy, Kenny Penn, Randy Patterson, Teddy Jenkins, D.Myles, etc.)  We travel near and far blowing the whistle, cementing friendships, making $$ and hopefully helping the players develop their games in the Right way. 

It’s absolutely true that the tolerance level with some of the so called coaches isn’t as lenient as it is during the OHSAA season (there are no suspensions, fines, or paperwork to file for throwing a coach out of the game in AAU), so most officials tighten up the strings with respect to what we will put up with.

Who knows, maybe I’ll see you in a gym this spring or summer J

Ejection Reflection….

 

So last night I had to eject a coach for the first time in a “real”/Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) sanctioned game(I’ve tossed a few during summer leagues/AAU)…and it went a little something like this….HIT IT (Tone Loc..Funky Cold Medina…lol)

 

Me:  Coach, your player is close to getting a Technical if he keeps chirpin

Coach:  Screams…..What the hell did he do? Did he pull a single hair off his head?...Oh you wouldn’t know anything about that!!

Me: Whistle blast…..issuing a technical for disrespecting the game by yelling and cursing, AND for thinking you’re a comedian…funny guy!

I go over to the table and report the incident as I am required to do; I then proceed over to the coach to give him “the speech”.

 

Me: Coach please take a seat on the bench, you must remain seated for the remainder of the contest with the exception of time outs or injury requiring you to check on a player on the floor.

Coach: I’m not sitting down

Me: Coach, please take a seat

Coach:  This is Bull$#!*

Me: blast my whistle even LOUDER now…I issue the 2^nd technical and inform the table and athletic director that the coach is disqualified for the remainder of the contest, and must leave the confines of the gym.

Coach: We’ll TALK after the game

Me: Really coach??, you’re going to threaten me right out here on the floor in front of everyone??  Get off floor please!

Coach: I’ll see you after the game

Me: I see you now…LEAVING the gym…lol ….now who’s laughing??

 

The game concludes, and I proceed off the floor into the official’s locker room.  I hear commotion at the door, and the AD and Varsity coach have to restrain the JV coach from trying to enter…seriously??  I casually turn to them and say “let him in”….LOL   they refused to oblige though!

 

Another official doing the next games says to me, “that was the calmest ejection that I have ever seen in my life”….lol

I am now required to complete and submit and Ejection form online!!….do I get paid extra for this administrative time I have to put in for some hot head that thought he was funny??  Pretty sure he’s not laughing today!!