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Originally Posted by REFVA
I also don't want to be in any conflict with my present association. since that is my bread and butter.
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This was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw your thread and knew where you were located.
I used to officiate in the DC area. I know that the different groups of officials there are VERY protective of their turf. They were always battling over this private school league or servicing that prep school. The associations are so large back there that the people at the top who take 10% or so are making some serious money and they will fight for it.
Unless you really want to tick off some people, find out what association works the area of this rec league and contact them. One of your posts makes it sound like you have done this. Make sure that they don't want to service this league and make sure they know up front that you have some guys who want to. Perhaps they will say fine go do it, and you can avoid a bunch of nastiness. However, I would certainly ask why they don't want to work that league, if that is the case. Is it just lack of manpower, have they had a problem with the coordinator of that AAU league in the past, or will you discover that the league won't meet their fees and is trying to get you for cheaper? Do you really want to undercut your fellow officials?
I've discoverd that many basketball officiating associations work similarly to trade unions and you need to be careful how and where to step around them.