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This is a complicated issue with many variables. From my perspective, one of the responsibilities of an assignor (I am talking high school now) is to give people opportunities to move up the officiating ladder. I have no problem with an official in any sport under the right circustances moving vertically and accepting a higher level game if it is offered to them. I would never condone a horizontal move, one high school game for a better high school game. If an umpire has a freshman game and is offered a varsity game, I think it is truly the responsibility of the assignor to help that official grow and move up. Moving from high school to college is the same way. Now that being said, under most circumstances this change must be made with the appropriate time sequence (whatever that might be...really the biggest variable here) to allow for a qualified replacement to be made. The assignor I think has an obligation to allow an official the opportunity to grow and elevate their game by working higher level ball. As far as ASA goes, I would not condone a move from U10 to a U16 game. I think that kind of move is inappropriate.
Assignors at the high school level may also tell their officials that some games are so important that they would like a committment from them not to move off the game if a higher level game is offered. I think that is fair. However for an assignor to say that every game assigned must be stayed on is not fair to the official who may have the opportunity to break into a college league. If my partner had this opportunity I would be glad for them, and not be so selfishly petulant thinking only of how it is impacting me. Be happy for the person that is given an opportunity. Wish them well!
This may not be the popular point of view, but I truly think it is the right thing to do. Establish a good working relationship with your assignor, ask what their feelings are when it comes to these situations and BOTH try to be professional and understanding of each other's position. If the situation is not to your liking, don't work for that unreasonable assignor
As far the example of keeping a U10 game when offered a D1 one game, utterly ridiculous!! How many of us would really keep the U10 game? The least important factor would be the money involved, but let's see...U10 game...$25...D1 game $150 learning experience PRICELESS!! This is not a difficult choice when you factor in the other variables
Bandit does your particular situation involve the GMC high school league in Wisc.? If it does I got the same message from the assignor you did. I will be expressing my personal distaste to him not only for the nasty tone of the message but also his feelings concerning moving up and giving officials more and better opportunities in the officiating world
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