Of all the idiot bureaucrats in sports outside of the PGA, this moron takes the cake.
http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/highscho...lly-disciplined-for-cha?urn=highschool-wp2178
Backstory:
Last year, high school football officials in Washington wore pink whistles and donated their paycheques to raise awareness for breast cancer.
The Washington Officials Association didn't like this and threatened all of the officials with a two game ban because they didn't ask for permission. (Neat fact: whistles aren't covered by the dress code so they didn't really have to ask for permission. They could use any whistle they wanted as long as it was similar for all officials)
When this fine got out into the press, the WOA rescinded the decision.
7 months later, all of the officials that took part had their playoff games revoked over the next 2 years with the added threat that if the commissioner and the WOA disagree with anything the refs do in that time, they will decertify the group, and 143 referees will be out of a job.
Todd Stordahl's explanation: ""They chose not to ask for permission, not to go the right route," WOA commissioner Todd Stordahl told KING 5 at the time. "It sends the wrong message to kids that are playing the game. 'If they broke the rules why can't I do the same?'"
Idiots.
http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/highscho...lly-disciplined-for-cha?urn=highschool-wp2178
Backstory:
Last year, high school football officials in Washington wore pink whistles and donated their paycheques to raise awareness for breast cancer.
The Washington Officials Association didn't like this and threatened all of the officials with a two game ban because they didn't ask for permission. (Neat fact: whistles aren't covered by the dress code so they didn't really have to ask for permission. They could use any whistle they wanted as long as it was similar for all officials)
When this fine got out into the press, the WOA rescinded the decision.
7 months later, all of the officials that took part had their playoff games revoked over the next 2 years with the added threat that if the commissioner and the WOA disagree with anything the refs do in that time, they will decertify the group, and 143 referees will be out of a job.
Todd Stordahl's explanation: ""They chose not to ask for permission, not to go the right route," WOA commissioner Todd Stordahl told KING 5 at the time. "It sends the wrong message to kids that are playing the game. 'If they broke the rules why can't I do the same?'"
Idiots.
