Which Ref Is Correct?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Dad

Maybe I should be more appreciative of the assigner. I don't know how much say he has, but I know he fights for 3-man on basically everything he assigns.

Well in my experience in this area, the assignor can fight all they want, but it does not change the school and their budgetary situations. If they do not want to pay and extra $40 to $50 per game it is not going to happen. And depending on how many games, that could go into the hundreds of extra money for the school to pay out. And I can tell you schools in Illinois often are not being funded as the state says they are supposed to be (do not get me started) because the budget is not resolved. Those few extra hundred dollars makes a difference.

Peace

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Well in my experience in this area, the assignor can fight all they want, but it does not change the school and their budgetary situations. If they do not want to pay and extra $40 to $50 per game it is not going to happen. And depending on how many games, that could go into the hundreds of extra money for the school to pay out. And I can tell you schools in Illinois often are not being funded as the state says they are supposed to be (do not get me started) because the budget is not resolved. Those few extra hundred dollars makes a difference.

Peace

I'd like to see more younger officials offer to split 2 checks at the JV level. Those that want to become varsity officials need to work games 3-person and a camp or two in the summer just doesn't cut it.

However, this is why so many officials, even those that work varsity, are simply terrible at 3-person.