Mic’d up: A night in the life of a football official

ClarkCountyToday.com mic’d up referee Jim Goss to give readers a glimpse of what it is like to be an official for a high school football game. Football and other sports are in need of more officials.
Video by Mike Schultz • Edited by Andi Schwartz
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[@hugecruz]

What a great referee. Hats off to you, sir!

[@blanenoel4231]

Man this so much fun I had to get back! Missed it tons!

[@davidsallas7049]

I was one of the people in the stands that would yell and get upset at the ref. But I refereed peewee football for several years and now I have way more respect for the referee people seem to think that a referee has got ability to see everything on the field all at once knowing that’s not possible people steal verbally abuse you. So now as someone who played football for nine years coached football and referee football the referee gets 100% my respect.

[@ktrock77]

They interact with players more than I thought!

[@jeffbrown5913]

The all-glasses team.

[@MPFirebuff]

No comment 😂

[@tigerguy1013]

The way I see it, if fans or parents think we’re doing a bad job, you think you can do this? Put up or shut up

[@ou812scotty]

I tell them parents that we are always hiring.

[@DarthSmittious14]

Yup, and they never do. Pansy's!

[@tigerguy1013]

@@ou812scotty bingo

[@no2ref99]

​@@ou812scottyme too! Also, I always say too, "Everyone's an official until it's time to be one! Then you hear crickets!"

[@mattcarlucci]

At the end, why is the official winding the clock while they are administering the penalty?

[@zgaviation6481]

Didn’t see the game obviously, but it could’ve been a running clock mercy rule situation.

[@blanenoel4231]

The coaches and game administrator on the field before a game ! To go over the rules! Ever game!

[@extremestormspotterdavidS]

Next Season after 2019 I'm planning to become a Youth and High School Football Official and officiate youth and high school football for 15 yrs and officiate D3, D2, FCS, and FBS College Football, Officiate Semi-Pro Football and Become an NFL Official and Officiate The SUPER BOWL.

[@tigerguy1013]

If you live in Washington, the Washington Officials Association is an outstanding place to start. And don’t listen to Sam Buffington, you wanna do that, there’s nothing stopping you

[@Matthewxie5505]

40 year lmao

[@extremestormspotterdavidS]

@@tigerguy1013 I agree I am gonna referee at the youth and high school level until one of the D3 College Football officiating assignors wants to hire me

[@DarthSmittious14]

I hope you make it! Keep working hard! Harder than everyone else!

[@tigerguy1013]

@@extremestormspotterdavidS best way to get noticed/experience, take EVEEY game you can. In the 2021 season I worked 67 games and the more games under your belt the better

[@user-sf6yk5zs1z]

Good job R

[@gdholmfirth]

You give the kicker a break for having his knee pads not over his knees, and his coach complains you are "coaching" the player. Give me a break. I hope he came in again later like that and was sent right back out. Would serve him and the coach right.

[@TinoBrown124]

Every talk to and flag was on the visiting team. Skyview probably won this game.

[@chrisbsworld6634]

Referee you’re way to close on the side punt. Need to get wider and deeper. You almost got run into

[@CIF-pm7tk]

Didnt give 2 .....about Olympias illegal jerseys! the numbers must contrast the main color of the uniform. numbers must be one solid color.

[@DarthSmittious14]

yeah I was thinking that too!

[@zgaviation6481]

Incorrect. The numbers can be one color contrasting with the jersey, as you mentioned OR same color as jersey with a border of a contrasting color (1-5-1c)

[@godplan1906]

Can we have them refs for Miami football

[@brensdad7445]

He looked away from the kicker/holder.

[@tigerguy1013]

My guess is in his mind he knew that the kicker/holder wasn’t under threat of getting hit so he looked at the up rights, even though he should’ve kept locked in with them until he heard the whistle

[@topcop5811]

Funner……it’s more funner.