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Originally Posted by SMEngmann
....... you really need to talk to your assignor and find out what's going on. It's one thing to be badmouthed, it's another not to be backed up by the assignor to the point where a feud with one coach is hurting other parts of your schedule.
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I think I know what is going on. When the original blowup happened, the guy said he was going to call my assignor. I don't know if he actually did or not, but the coach/principal of the school where the thing happened did call and told the assignor that I did nothing wrong, that the perception of bad calling was in the eyes of the beholders. When I saw the assignor we discussed the incident briefly and he said, "We better just keep you away from those idiots." The problem is one of geography. The area our association covers is about 130 miles long. I live up on the extreme north end of the territory. When we go to games we are paid travel from the hometown of the association, which is roughly in the center, regardless of the actual distance traveled. The rule has always been that games are assigned with the jr. high close to home, and the varsity basically anywhere. One needs to get all the games close to home that one can get for the travel money to balance out, and for it to be easier on everybody involved. Because of this situation, there have been times when I have literally met other officials in the road as we all traveled many extra miles to call ball games when we all could have stayed within 15 minutes of home but for the b*tching of one poor, misguided, individual.