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The Men Who Wear the Stripes
In any college basketball
game, there is a man that goes
largely unrecognized: the
referee
If a player is performing at his
peak, he stands out. and the
crowd cheers him If a referee is
at his best, he is practically in
visible. and the crowd ignores
him
It the player has a bad game,
he sits on the bench and rests A
referee, on the other hand, can't
rest, and even the smallest lapse
on his part can affect the game
and start thousands of tans
screaming ai him
This may not sound like an at
tractive job description.
However, to a select few
becoming a college referee is the
culmination of years of work
and dedication.
There are approximately 3J
referees currently working in the
Pacific-10. according to Frank
McIntyre, head of officials for
the conference it was not easy
for them to reach that level
"The official you see on the
court tor a University of Oregon
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years of experience and appren
ticeship behind him." said
McIntyre. "They usually siart
in high school and work up
through community colleges.
"Then, to become an official
in the Pac-10. they must attend a
try out camp where they are
judged on their performance
both on and off the court.” he
said.
During the season, a referee
Cannot work more than three
games a week
"There arc occasionally ex
ccptions to that, usually early in
the season.” said McIntyre
"An official might work a tour
nament and do more games, but
ordinarily they can't do more
than three "
Because of this, the refs are
able to carry on professional
lives outside of basketball.
"We have lawyers, school
superintendents, executives
from computer companies,
teachers people from all sorts
of occupations." said McIntyre.
Once an official works his
way up to the Pac-10 level, he
can't rest on his laurels. His
performance is constantly
monitored.
Alter a game, each referee s
performance is rated by the crew
chief and by a Pac-10 observer.
The coaches also have a say in
grading the officials.
"At the end of the year, the
coaches rate each man's perfor
mance," said McIntyre "From
that, they figure out a top 20.”
The officials also must stay in
good physical condition.
"A referee typically runs
about five miles three times a
week," said McIntyre "Also,
if we see that one is becoming
overweight, we'll get on his tail
until he is back in shape."
This year the college officials
have a new rule to contend with;
the three point shot A shot
made from behind the three
point line. 19 ft 9 in from the
basket, is worth three points in
stead of two.
According to McIntyre, it
isn't the officials who have been
feeling the effects of this rule
"It really hasn’t affected the
officiating at all,” he said, "but
it has had an effect on the play
ing of the game itself. It has
brought a new type of player in
to importance: the little guy who
Photo by Ross Martin
can make those shots from
outside
"The one comment we've
been hearing is that 19 ft 9 in.
isn't far enough.”
For a g<HKl official, it makes
little difference where a game is
being played, according to
McIntyre
"We have people who are ab
solute professionals," he said.
"Once that ball goes up. it
doesn't matter where they are.
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They call the game by the
rulebook."
This is true within the Pac-10
conference itself, he said.
"We have an evenly matched,
highly competitive conference,”
said McIntyre. "The officials
will go out and check the court
before the game, but there isn’t
anything we ll find in one arena
that we won’t find in another."
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