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South Carolina
In SC we have a state association which is then broken down into districts. Out Varsity assignments come out of the main office. Everything else is done by the disrtict booking agent. The booking agent is usually a senior official who has been doing it for a long time.
Anyway, back to Varsity assignments. The games are assigned on an individual basis. NOT CREWS. I like it this way, you get to see all kinds of different guys. The Association trys to keep you within a reasonable distance from your home. Now, with that said, I have driven as much as 2 1/2 hours to a game on Friday afternoon. The guy who does these assignments uses a computer program to do it. It sends the officials an e-mail to notify them of the game. The assignments come out in groups of 2 or 3 weeks at a time, depending on what he wants to do. You can also go to a website and see which game you have. This is cool, however,you can also see what games EVERYBODY else has. This can sometimes be a pain for some people who feel that they didn't get the game they deserved. As for payment, the varsity schools usually have a check for you the night of the game. Some others mail the check to you.
As for all the other assignments. The district booking guy just calls you each week to give you the youth assignments. The JV and middle school assignments are done at the start of year. That way you know what you're doin for the entire year. This is cool, and you can usually switch a game with somebody if you have a conflict. And we usually get paid at the gamesite on these games as well. Although, some still mail checks.
Also, we only rate each other in Varsity games. The other games (JV,Middle,youth) we don't rate each other.
All in all, I'm fairly pleased with the way we do our assignments and stuff.
Doc
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