Basketball Referee

Being a basketball referee or any type of referee is an extremely hard job.  Whenever they are doing their job, they are making judgement calls.  It all comes down to what they see on the court.  I was a referee about 10 years ago and there were times that I didn't like it, but for some reason I always knew I could do it.  I stopped to go do others things, but just recently I have been thrown back into it and it got me thinking about fairness, a person's character and so many other things.

Being a referee is a hard job.  The fans, coaches, and players either like you or hate you because of the calls that you make during the game.  Referees can be bias if they like a certain team or not.  Honestly there are good officials and bad officials.  The best thing to do is to be fair.  Fairness is what counts.  The calls need to be the right calls.

All aspects in sports can reveal a person's character.  I know this from first hand experience.  I have been a player, a coach, a fan and even a referee.  I have done my fair share of yelling and showing bad character at games.  Sometimes the passion just over does it for me and I behave badly.  I can literally get out of control.  Over the years I have had to learn what it is lie to be in control and attend games just for fun remembering that it is just a friendly competition.  Also, you never know who you know could be there and see you act badly.  I have probably lost friends because of how I react at all sporting events.  I want to be a role model for younger people so I try to the best of my ability to show Christ like character.

Now when I am at a game, I have respect for the referees because they are human and they call what they can see.  Thank you Lord for revealing the character traits that I needed to change through sports competitions.  I want to be more like You everyday.  Amen,

T~Money