I assign another sport.....................................
however after being a hs assigner for 10 years an officiating small college basketball for 17 years, here is what I have learned.
Maybe this will help you.
At the high school level, assigners only really care about 10% of the games.
If you live in DC it is the DeMatha/Gonzaga game. In Philly it is most likely
Roamn Catholic / Nueman - Goretti. Otherwise they are just covering games.
An assigner will identify talent and try to move that guy along over the
course of time. There are a % of guys who are in it for the money only.
Most guys on this site don't fit that example. Sometimes an assigner may
be trying to help you with geographics and travel and you get a garbage
game.
If you go to camp, let your assigner know. Remember though, it is
really important that you are LOW MAINTAINANCE. I would never call
a college assigner, the way some of my hs guys call me. Do your job.
If your assigner never calls you, that is a good thing. Accept you games in
a timely fashion. I see guys all the time that "HOLD" games hoping
that something better may come along from another assigner.
Finally as important as you think your schedule may be, remember that he
also has 50 other officials who think that their schedule is the most
important thing going. And don't forget the A.D.'s and coaches. In the big
picture, we are all only a small fish in a HUGE sea.......
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