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Originally Posted by BillyMac
Same here in my little corner of Connecticut. The Arbiter takes care of it. Also, it's frowned upon to do more than one varsity game (late afternoon, night) in one day, although on the "reschedule day" it's been known to happen when the schedule is overbooked. We have 70 schools, almost 140 varsity programs, and only 130 varsity officials. Throw in a few injuries, an illness or two, and some blocked out days, or schools, and we have problems on these "reschedule days".
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I'd work 2 games every Saturday if I could find enough afternoon games.
"Frowned upon"? See, that's what I don't get. If officials are independent contractors, how can they be restricted from working more than one game? It's what I never understood about systems where there's only one assignor (who's blessed by the state) and it's "his way or the highway" -- isn't that restricting the trade of an independent contractor?
I worked in such a system in the 90s. You'd go to an association meeting and they'd tell you that as a varsity official, you weren't allowed to work anything but varsity games and then they'd hand you a schedule with only 1-2 dates per week. I much prefer my current system -- if I want to work 2 dates a week, it's up to me. If I want to work 6 dates a week, I can.