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Originally posted by Rick Durkee
I know this is a different scenario than the original post, but to add to the more general discussion...
Very early this season, a team arrived an hour after the scheduled starting time for the game. The bus had left late and then an accident (not theirs) delayed them. My partner negotiated with the coaches and they agreed to a shortened warm-up time, shortened periods, and an abbreviated halftime. I emailed our assignor after the game and asked whether what we did was okay. He informed me that we should stay out of that decision-making and just referee the game.
I wonder if our association ever tried to negotiate a "late fee"?
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Unless I've got specific information about the status of a team that is not present, I'll be gone before they get there if they're that late. I wouldn't just wait and wait hoping they will show up.
I think that negotiating the time down would be acceptable (and is specificlly authorized in the rules...although it is silent about who can initiate the idea of reducing times).