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Originally posted by BayStateRef
He believes I am available on any day when he has not assigned me. And if a game is cancelled well in advance, he is especially sure I am available, since I had already committed to him.
When I questioned him about this, he was quite blunt: if I want a lot of games, I had better be available. If I am not available, he said he would not have many games for me. This guy simply does not like to make two phone calls.
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As another Bay State ref, I can empathize with you. I now work for 3 different assignors (HS, Juco, ECAC). What I do, is to give an empty availability sheet to my ECAC assignor (college games). When I get that schedule, I give my juco assignor an availability sheet with my ECAC dates blocked out. When I get my juco schedule, I give my HS assignor an availability sheet with my ECAC and juco dates blocked out. That makes everybody happy.
If after I've gotten all three schedules, I get an add-on college game, I immediately update my "unavailable" dates with my HS and juco assignors. That way they know not to "waste" a phone call on me later. Yes, that may cut down my availability for HS games, but oh well.
There is also the understanding that if I get called for a higher level game, I will be released from a lower-level game that I've already accepted. That doesn't make everybody happy, but it's the way it is.