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I would never agree to do a game that I knew ahead of time I would be working alone. Unfortunately, I have been forced to work alone on several occasions when my partner didn't show up. The first time was on the 3rd night of my officiating career, four 6th-7th boys Catholic league games in a row. Around here the Catholic league is notorious for the poor behavior of its fans, coaches and players. Others here are correct in saying that the coaches and fans won't give you any slack. They couldn't care less if you are alone. I gave out 5 T's that night and ejected one player, all well deserved. I always work opposite the table for the same reasons as Goose stated and work what I would call a very active trail position. I have had to work alone on probably four or five other occasions since then and it is generally always a miserable experience. Most of the public school districts around here pay you the fee for both officials if you work alone, but it still isn't worth it in my opinion. Working alone probably does force you to work on your game management skills, but if you did it too much I think it could get you into some other bad habits mechanics wise.
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