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Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser
The only problem we've had for FR/JV games is the fact that many of us are running from work to the field. We get no locker room, so we go dressed.
But this season one of my crew members has taken it upon himself to demand we all arrive about 30 minutes early as we have a rookie on the crew. Most of the crew has made it so far (I have only worked one FR game as my business travel has been heavy) and it's good for us to try to get there early.
(An aside -- this year, I've asked other crew members to step up and take responsibility for things I've done in the past. One crew member is in charge of making sure we have 4 or 5 for all subvarsity games and managing the schedule. Another is in charge of contacting the AD on Monday for Friday night's game. Another is in charge of bring a VHS tape or DVD-R in a self-addressed stamped envelope since we have every game taped for later viewing. He's also the treasurer who manages the travel expenses along with the kangaroo court money. To be honest, all I've had to do is show up on Fridays and put my white hat on. It's been quite nice and everyone seems to be much more involved.)
We use FR/JV games to work other positions. I rarely work the WH position on Thursday nights because I'm trying to break in a new referee in case anything should happen to me. So I work one of the other positions, usually U, so I can help if needed. This Thursday, we're working our normal positions because our rookie is working his first varsity game on Saturday.
Sorry for the long-winded response, but the topic of pregame got me thinking about my crew and how things have improved this season becasue people have stepped up and taken responsibilities -- maybe the OP could be in charge of getting pregames started.
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Thanks for the response. Here in Western NY most JV games are played Sat mornings so most everyone is coming from home so a 9am pre-game for a 10am kickoff is reasonable here. Where we run into problems is getting to Varsity games that kick off at 1pm on Saturday afternoons, mostly Catholic league, section 6 varsity kickoff at 2pm on Sat afternoons. In some cases getting to a Varsity game an hour before kickoff is challenging depending on how far each guy has to travel because we do not work in crews here.