“Trash days.”

There are a few options: I could walk away and never look back. I may have tried this before, and the results never worked in my favor. I could listen to the words of the strangers that I’ve worked so hard to surround myself with and do everything they tell me is true and real, even though it has only proven to unnerve and dissuade me in the past. 

Referees.

Other sports officials.