A Rat

[Rich]

Yup.

I assign for 23 boys programs and 22 girls programs.

Some people choose not to work for me.

I choose not to hire some people.

Some people ask for only boys games. With rare exception, I don't grant that request as I prefer working with people who will take both. I also remember how much I hated it as an official when assigners would offer fewer boys games to me cause he accommodated these requests, a request I don't make.

Does this cost me some officials? Sure.

Does it dramatically affect my assigning? No.

My goal isn't to get the "best" officials. It's to get ones who really want to work at my smaller schools. I've stopped using some who get off my games too often - a few of those, I'm convinced, dump my games to take ones at bigger high schools or ones closer to home.

That said, I don't keep a black list -- a coach telling me he doesn't want a particular official usually has me respond with me saying I don't keep a black list.


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