Dec 22, 2021
"You've officiated four different high school sports? You officiated them for 40 years? Four heaven's sake!!"
Not only has Keith Medema officiated for four decades, in three of those four sports he was selected to officiate state final contests. Hear about some of those games, his ambulance ride from the football...
Dec 10, 2021
As a high school wrestling official on the way to a contest, how do you handle your car breaking down? Hitchhike? Here about this , the nuances of stalling, the confrontation with a Harvard coach, the difficulty of officiating, and what it's like to be as a "judge, jury, and executioner." Boomer and Jimmy Ahmadoofous...
Nov 23, 2021
Boomer and Jimmy Ahmahdoofus explore the diversity of high school wrestling and the challenges in officiating it with veteran official Anthony Clarke. Tony also describes the time his head coach wept at the conclusion of a high school match and the time a coach asked to be ejected from a wrestling meet.
Nov 14, 2021
Chuck Norris and Superman wrestled ... the loser had to wear his underwear over his pants for the rest of his life.
In this part 1 episode of Tales From the Workplace, Boomer and Jimmy Ahmadoofus continue to chat with high school sports officials, this time with wrestling referee Anthony Clarke. A 38 year veteran of...
Oct 25, 2021
I wanted to have a career in sports when I was young, but I had to give it up. I'm only six feet tall, so I couldn't play basketball. I'm only 190 pounds, so I couldn't play football. And I have 20-20 vision, so I couldn't be a referee.
OK, that might be funny, but this isn't:
"...harassment has grown so rampant that...