[tarcone]

I officiate varsity basketball myself.

Everyone in our conference knows they will get homered in most of our conference gyms. But last night was especially brutal. One of the refs was having conversations with the home coach. Our coach had to call a TO to ask the ref to stop talking to the home coach.

The refs were in their 60s and older.

I get why their is a shortage, I officiate. But I also watch my daughter get frustrated and pissed because the refs are picking on her. She is the only player on her team and the opposition double teams her. When you throw in refs blatantly calling nothing on the other team and phantom fouls on her, I get why people beat up refs.

Their is a severe lack of officials in our state, so we have guys in their 70s that cant get up and down the court.

I understand what I saw. I get it. But last night was horrible.