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Originally Posted by fiasco

You know, I've noticed that myself. Every association is full of the guys who always complain about their partners, their assignments, locations, the gym the have to ref in, the coaches they have to ref against, how many games they're not getting, etc etc etc.

I decided last year to make a concerted effort not to be "one of those guys" and be the guy in the association that my assignor thinks of when he thinks "now, I need a guy I know I can rely on who's not going to be a whiner." I don't turn games down, even if it means working with a guy I don't especially like or against a coach I've had problems with or in a gym that's a little further than I want to drive that day.

And, just a few weeks ago, during my evaluation, he said pretty much that (that I was a guy he could always rely on), and my name has come up in discussions of which JV officials to put in the "transition pool" next year.

So, I think it helps a LOT to be "low maintenance" and just be the guy that can be relied on.

Not to run this thread off topic, but here is a very good post by BITS about working with assigners Quick Question.....