Crew Member Question

[mikesears]

I don't know where to start with my question but I'm going to try here.

I am the crew chief for my crew and I'd like to see how you guys might address this situaion. I'm almost certain I know how may of you would respond but I'm curious if anyone has had this experience with a crew member and how you handled it in the past.

One of the things I do as a crew chief is arrange 2 hour meetings once a month beginning in April. The purpose for these meetings is to discuss the rulebook and get our minds back into football mode. I firmly believe we can use the refresher and discussion time as a crew. I want us to be professionals and I want us to avoid making mistakes in regards to the rules.

In regards to these meetings, one of the guys on my crew has stated the following:

I have to be honest . . .

... This is more commitment than Im looking for. I know you have much higher goals/desires for yourself and that is great but Im looking for 1-2 meetings just before the season starts. Maybe a meeting to talk about scheduling and maybe a meeting to do the test together.

I know that going over a specific rule will enhance the knowledge of the crew but it's not what Im looking for (not the part of the job that I enjoy.). I just want to get out there and work the games. I have so much going on w/ my life/family, that time is an asset which is hard to come by.

Please look at this in a positive way. Im not looking to leave the crew, I just want you to know how I feel about officiating.

My fear is that this kind of attitude will tarnish our image in some game in the future. I have aspirations to make it to D1 some day. This same guy doesn't like being involved in the pre-game and just wants to "go out and work the game".

How would you respond to this crew member? I don't want to be harsh. I don't want to sour our relationship but I also expect more than just "working the games".


Signed

Hurting in Bloomington