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2 person varsity crews this year
I have heard that Iowa will be using 2 person crews for some lower level varsity games this year. This is entirely due to a lack of officials in our state. I thought that was pretty sad that we’re having to do that after being 3 person for so long. I wonder if game fees will stay the same or if we’ll get an increased cut because we’re splitting it between 2 rather than 3.
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I feel bad for our assignor because I’ll bet he will deal with a lot of guys that think they’re too good to go work 2 man small school. He does a great job of mixing it up so it’s not the same 7 or 8 crews working all the big school games. Honestly, I don’t think working 2 man will be that bad because a lot of those teams that will get 2 man crews play much slower than a 3A or 4A team. It will be an interesting year for sure though.
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With the officials shortage, this may be inevitable in more and more places. If so, I hope the expectation is that there is judicious decision-making on which games get which sized crews, not necessarily based on school size and division, but more so on the standings (which admittedly can be arbitrary in early December but are certainly very important come mid-January). Truthfully....and Rich, you know this with some of your schools....not every varsity game truly needs three officials. That should be our goal of course....but if we're stuffed into a corner by circumstance, we know which games we'd cut the third official from. Note: All of this is easier said than done in a long-term contracting state like Wisconsin. |
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Or those officials don't want to work 2-man or don't think those games are worth leaving their house for. It's not always about thinking "they're too good".
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Exactly. I'm glad I don't work in a single assigner system where saying no to a game like this means the rest of my schedule will suffer. I assign 24 schools and I have only had one game run with two officials in the last few years. Last minute death in the family and too late to get another official. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro |
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I also think that using 2-person for varsity games is nonsense, because the athletes are too big, fast, and strong for the officials to get into credible calling positions if there are only 2 of them. That is why I have joined groups that use 3-person for their varsity games as a dual-board member. |
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The schools that will get 2 man are absolutely not too big and fast for an official to keep up. It is BAD basketball. A lot of 20-16 final scores, just slow and bad basketball. It’s not fun but every crew gets these teams once or twice a year.
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And true independent contractors could say no to 2-person assignments without reprisal. Guessing that won't be the case for your group. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro |
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That is true in my area. I don’t mind doing it a few times a year though because our assignor does a great job of getting everyone quality games as well. We’ll see if that holds true as my kids get older, I may decide the time away from my family isn’t worth going to a town of 1500 doing these games. For now it’s fine for me.
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Also, some people have the desire to work higher level and more athletic basketball. That is a preference. It is not like we are getting rich doing this or making a D1 salary for a couple of hours. I think enjoying what you do is just as important as what level you do. Peace
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