[HoopsRefJunior]

Between December 18 and December 30 I worked 14 varsity holiday tournament games at six different locations in five different cities/towns. Attendance at these events in my area of Georgia has dramatically dropped in recent years. They are still fun to work, but smaller crowds means more individual "heckler" voices heard by officials and greater frustration with the behavior of spectators and coaches.

I worked several opening round games, several consolation games, and one really good girls' semi-final contest. Of the 14 games, only three were settled by six points or less and one of those three was a double-overtime game.

Most Georgia holiday tournament games are worked by "district partnership" crews. These are crews made up of members from more than one officials' association. Officials are often evaluated by state office personnel during these games.

A few days off before we crank it back up January 5.