One-man officiating

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by actuary77
Have any of you agreed to officiate a game by yourself (i.e. one-man crew)? Or have you been part of a league where all the games only had 1 referee for one reason or another (e.g. budgetary constraints)? If yes, what were the challenges you faced? Any advice?

If you haven't, would you agree to such an arrangement? Why or why not?

I did one league about 4 years ago. You cannot adequately officiate a basketball game by yourself, so I really did not care what I missed. I just officiated the best I could and moved on. If they did not like the job I did, then they should hire another official. In this particular league, they later hired another official for all the games. I used the opportunity as a workout experience and hustled my behind off to see all I could. I did not stick to one side of the floor or try to subscribe to a specific mechanic. My hustle spoke for itself and I feel I got most calls right and the ones I did not I really did not care.

After two years of that, they hired a second official. I still worked the league and all things worked out.

Peace