Safety

[ilyazhito]

The assigner told me both times that I should not work alone. I was in total agreement with that. Even if there was a 1.5x fee for working solo, that only would be relevant if the game was supposed to be done by 2 officials. This was a varsity game, so it would have been assigned 3 officials if it was not repeatedly cancelled and uncancelled within the day before the game and the day of the game.

[LRZ]

ilyazhito, I would not blame you for saying no if, after working a jv game, you were expected to also work a varsity game solo.

But did you have a partner on the jv game, and if so, where did he/she go? Was it not possible for the two of you to work the varsity game?

[ilyazhito]

My partner from the JV game had left, because he had family plans. He and his wife were present at the JV game, and both left shortly after it ended. I then called my assigner to ask if they could send other officials (or ask the boys' officials to come early; the boys varsity game was regularly scheduled for later that day and had a normal 3-person crew assigned to it). When I received the advice to leave, I understood that I wouldn't receive reinforcements, and so decided to end the girls varsity game before it started.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by ilyazhito

The assigner told me both times that I should not work alone ...

That takes you off the hook and puts all the onus on your assigner and the game administrators. It's their problem not yours.

[bas2456]

Was working a summer rec league on a non-wooden surface. It was a really humid night (as those of us in the Chicago area know how it can be) and the floor wasn't handling it well. I originally thought it was just a sweat mark, but it quickly became evident that we shouldn't be playing.

When player safety is involved, ALWAYS error on the side of caution. I don't think anyone could fault you for reasonably having the players' best interests in mind.

[hamnegger]

Originally Posted by bas2456

Was working a summer rec league on a non-wooden surface. It was a really humid night (as those of us in the Chicago area know how it can be) and the floor wasn't handling it well. I originally thought it was just a sweat mark, but it quickly became evident that we shouldn't be playing.

When player safety is involved, ALWAYS error on the side of caution. I don't think anyone could fault you for reasonably having the players' best interests in mind.

Agree 100000%