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Fill in
For the fill in question, you should ALWAYS help out an official in need. Working by yourself is no fun at any level.
I once was working a Sophmore game before a big time varsity game of two arch rival schools in the suburban Chicago area. I was a varsity official in this league and got a call at 4:30 for a 5:30 start. I agreed to fill in since I did not have a game that night.
Well the other guy does not show up. I know the varsity and jv coaches of both teams and they cooperate quite well. The three big time guys show up at halftime and refuse to fill in and help. Quote, "This game is below what I work". I was POed. I called assigner, they lost all the rest of the games that they had in this conference for rest of year and the next.
I also kicked them out of the officials lockeroom with not very many nice words to them. I have yet to forget how that felt. The coaches backed me up to the assigner and were a great deal of help.
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