Basketball

My basketball officiating will come to an end for the season tomorrow and this has got me in a retrospective mood. So here is some randomness from my season:

• I LOVE basketball. It doesn't matter the level/grade, it is an outstanding sport. Thank you Dr. Naismith
• One or two knucklehead parents/fans can sour a whole game (see my other post)
• I got to officiate a Churubusco game (I work for an assignor and go where I am told)
• A 5th grade girl hit a last second 3 point shot from right inside the half court line and drilled it off the backboard. The place went nuts!
• The blessing of making new friends in new places is a gift
• Reconnecting with old friends that I have not seen in many years
• Instead of spending dark winter nights in my apartment, I was on the court getting great exercise
• I am grateful for Terre Haute officials that have given me a wide welcome into their officiating community
• Some schools know how to do hospitality right...others don't seem to ever give it a thought. I wish there were a standard that schools had to follow
• Before this season, the last official game I worked was Feb., 2007 and I didn't realize how much I missed being on the court