Officiating: "Everybody Else Can Look At My Fingers"

Send us Fan MailThis week, Troy sits down in-studio with guests Karl Wooldridge, Jason Slater, and Brandon Weber - three local sports officials with a combined total of over 50 years  of experience making the calls. Our kids don't play the games without someone to make the calls and be the "calming influence when the bat guano is raining down from the sky."  These are the professional truth-tellers of competitive sports who give up vacation days to meet the needs of sports programs all over the country and do so, often, with little appreciation and even the occasional unfounded vitriol. Find out what the number one problem in high school sports is, how we may be "worshipping at the church of the child" in modern society, why softball is really arena baseball and when things get testy: "everybody can look at my fingers."If you think you have what it takes to be an official - let me know by emailing me at [email protected] and I'll make sure we get you in touch with your area officiating group.Support the show