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Originally posted by mikeref
what would be the minimum requirements you would expect the host school to provide to you as a referee?? what would you consider to be unacceptable? how would you go about addressing a situation that you felt should be better??
Anyone ever have to literally beg for water? get dressed in an area that is not private or does not have a shower? not greeted by game management? not escorted to and from the court? treated as if you were a nusance or a distraction? Not have the table personel around when you go over and check the book? what are some of your other complaints, and how do you deal with them??
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I keep water in my referee bag so I don't have to beg if the school fails to provide it (most of them do - can't remember the last time it wasn't provided).
At some of the smaller private schools, we get dressed in rooms that have no showers. They are limited by their budget. No big deal in my book.
Some schools are great about greeting us when we get there, others not so great. Sometimes the gym manager is busy with other duties when I arrive, but I'm always able to find him/her and get escorted to the official's room.
The only time I've ever been escorted to and from the court is at state tournaments.
I can't remember a game when the table personnel wasn't at the table when I went to check the book.
If anyone in our association has complaints about the way they are treated, they take it to our association's board of directors and let the board take it up with that schools A.D. Our association also gives an annual "host school" award to the school that gives us the best hospitality. Most of the schools in our area take pride in how they treat us and they work to win that award.
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