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Our officiating district covers a lot of area. I live in Idaho Falls, Idaho. We are routinely assigned games that are quite distant: 185 (Salmon), 145 (Challis), 140 (Leadore), 80 (Driggs), 65 (Arco), and closer. One person of the official's team get's paid mileage... that for the most distant games can be twice his game fee! Six hours round trip, or more if the roads are snow covered, is a long riding time for a mediocre game. Mileage is generally shared with the riders by purchasing them dinner and "road cokes" for the trip home.
A regular schedule will likely include at least one visit to each of these distant venues... sometimes more than once for some of them. More than once always makes you feel special... wondering what you did wrong.
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"There are no superstar calls. We don't root for certain teams. We don't cheat. But sometimes we just miss calls." - Joe Crawford
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