At what point...

[BryanV21]

I think it's great that you recognize that your partnership with this guy is a detriment to the game. It sounds like you should let the assignor know right away. I don't think you should be removed, just make sure that you two no longer work games together.

Officiating should not be a burden. We don't make nearly enough money to go into a game feeling like "damn, I don't want to do this".

Hopefully you have an assignor that doesn't see this in a negative way.

[ODog]

Just block him. You'll never get another game with him, he'll be none the wiser and your assignor may even be none the wiser.

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by ODog

Just block him. You'll never get another game with him, he'll be none the wiser and your assignor may even be none the wiser.

You do realize that many (most?) assigners don't just allow officials to block partners no questions asked, right?

[Multiple Sports]

Pack,

As a hs assigner I would suggest that you NOT BLOCK partners. This is high school athletics and if you begin to BLOCK partners, you can come across as a bit high maintenance. If you feel things aren't clicking and it makes you feel uncomfortable, then have a conversation with your assigner. I'm sure he will listen and appreciate your concerns as opposed to you just blocking him in the arbiter.

[Danvrapp]

Originally Posted by ODog

Just block him. You'll never get another game with him, he'll be none the wiser and your assignor may even be none the wiser.

Does anyone know...if an official blocks a partner/team/site who--if anyone--sees it? Or, when the assignor tries to assign that official to a specific site or with a specific partner, does Arbiter just splash some type of notification that something was blocked?

Just curious...

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by Danvrapp

Does anyone know...if an official blocks a partner/team/site who--if anyone--sees it? Or, when the assignor tries to assign that official to a specific site or with a specific partner, does Arbiter just splash some type of notification that something was blocked?

Just curious...

Assigners control that functionality on Arbiter. They can change the settings to allow or not allow those types of blocks.

[Danvrapp]

Originally Posted by SC Official

Assigners control that functionality on Arbiter. They can change the settings to allow or not allow those types of blocks.

Right, but if I block some official or some place, does the assignor know who blocked whom or is there a more general message to the effect of "one of these officials is unable to be assigned to this game..."

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by Danvrapp

Right, but if I block some official or some place, does the assignor know who blocked whom or is there a more general message to the effect of "one of these officials is unable to be assigned to this game..."

I’m sure the assigner can see all official-created blocks.

[sdoebler]

Originally Posted by Danvrapp

Right, but if I block some official or some place, does the assignor know who blocked whom or is there a more general message to the effect of "one of these officials is unable to be assigned to this game..."

When there is an open slot for a game assignors can see who is available for it, and who is blocked for it. Additionally, they can see the block reason (whether it be a school, time, miles, or partner block) and have the ability to override it.

[JRutledge]

I am not understanding the issue. It is a game where at most you have to spend 32 minutes calling the game with that person. You do not have to love everything they do. You just have to call the game. I would never block or not want work with someone just because we call something like "handchecking" differently.

I am missing the beef here. Because some things work out over time.

Peace

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Danvrapp

Right, but if I block some official or some place, does the assignor know who blocked whom or is there a more general message to the effect of "one of these officials is unable to be assigned to this game..."

Depends how deep the assignor cares to look. I have one assignor who looks to see if you are blocked. He never checks to see what the cause of the block is. Sometimes the block is one of his games in situations where games get rescheduled.