[Jim S]

Yes we are very understaffed. This last Friday my Varsity crew consisted of myself (R), a back judge with 2 years, a linesman with 1 year, a line judge with 1 year, and a rookie in his first varsity game and 1st game at umpire....... Sometimes I feel like a baby sitter. I believe we had about 11 1st year guys working Varsity games Friday night.

But normally here a V1 official will get two varsity games each week. With the occasional double header or third night thrown in. With a ten week season they add up.
Throw in the fact that we've had a few go down this year and a number of retirements (including two to D1 and 1 to the NFL). You work a lot of games.

Double headers (not JV, then varsity) involving different schools are played at Seattle Memorial Stadium. Sometimes two games, 5 & 8. Sometimes 3 games starting in the afternoon. There are also occasional doubleheaders played at one or two other stadiums in the area.

[Edited by Jim S on Oct 17th, 2004 at 09:14 PM]