[RookieDude]

...a timely thread...

I got a call from a Varsity official last night telling me about his game.

3-whistle crew...one of the 3 officials was warming up before the game and decided that he couldn't go because of his back. One of the previous games officials was staying to watch...so he got the nod. (He did a JV game that night, and is indeed an up and coming Varsity official) Good for him that he stuck around.

Then, during the game a second official from this cursed crew "popped his achilles tendon". Luckily, another official was watching the game...so he got the nod. (This official was a Varsity official about 20 years ago. He left the area, but has returned this year to officiate...good for him that he was there and ready to go.)

Just goes to show that it can be a good career move (in more ways than one) to stay and watch the Varsity guys.