Yesterday was our school celebration day, were we celebrate the fact that we exist. We have a liturgy in the morning, then some quiz competitions and a singing/haka competition, and in the afternoon we have sports. Its all interhouse competition stuff, and was pretty okay yesterday. (Which is kindof strange, as the kids didn't get into athletics at all, but got into yesterday. You'd think if they hated interhouse competitions, they'd hate them all.)
I was asked to run the netball, on the basis I have something to do with the most junior netball team in the school. We have a staff member who is rather work shy, and he is always looking to pass things on. This was one he passed on. I don't mind - but also don't see the point. I don't have access to any of the gear, so all I end up doing is asking the sports co-ordinator to get me stuff, which he could have done himself.
The funny-ish part was that I was expected to referee. Now since I have been a manager for the said very junior team, and I have been to two games, I have now seen two games of netball in the last ten years. In the past I did have a ref-ing qualification, but that is fairly null and void now. So I didn't want to ref cos I don't know the rules anymore. I got some kids to do it.
Now, although they do indeed know the rules, they won't blow the whistle. They give these weak pathetic peeps, and the basketball kids don't even notice. So the rules aren't being kept because the ref isn't keeping them, as opposed to not knowing them. I did do some refereeing yesterday, and although my lack of rule knowledge did show, at least they knew I was there.
So which is worse? A ref who know the rules but isn't listened to, or a ref who doesn't know the rules, but has some control of the game?
Posted by Toni at May 29, 2007 08:15 AM