In my assoc. we do not have enough officials. We always seem to have enough officials to do the varsity level games, we just don't have enough to do freshman j.v. level.
I thought that was odd, since the freshman play on different nights. I now know why we do not have enough officials, it's because the varsity officials do not want to do freshman,or jv. games only varsity. And as in any assoc. the assignor is going to use his best officials for the varsity level games. We call it he "Home boy club"
A few years ago I get my assignments for the freshman, jv, games both boys and girls. In with the assignments was a form letter stating how long you have been an official and and how the assignor felt you needed to work harder and have more experience before moving up to the varsity level.
After the season started I got a call from the assignor to do a varsity game to fill in when another official called in sick 2 hrs before the game. At that time I only lived 2 miles from the school. I asked him why today I was experienced enough to do a varsity game, when he had just sent me a letter telling me I was to work harder and get more experience before moving to the varsity level. He stated he was in a bind and was unable to get another official there in time. I then paused, silence on the other end. He said to me, you are going to tell me shove this game up my as* aren't you. And I said yes Iam, you are not going to use me to get your butt out of a jam. He said that he deserved that and did not blame me for not doing the game. The next year I was on the varsity schedule.
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