First games of the year...

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Are these real games or are these games still in the off-season. If they are in the off-season, I would assume that these games are not a regular stop-clock game.

Why assume that? Nearly all of the off-season school-related games I work are normal stop-clock games. Only a few are running clock. Even if they are running clock, they're only a little shorter than regular games as the time put on the clock us most always more than 8 minutes/quarter. The running clock is just used to make the length more predictable and make the table's job easier.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Respect for the game has nothing to do with this during any part of the season or off-season. If the games are assigned that way, you do what you are told.

No, I decline the games if I feel I can't do them well. The players deserve that. It may be too many in a row or too many in any given time window to be sharp and focused .
I'd NEVER accept 3 varity games in a row (we work 2-man here). I even hesitate to work 2 varsity games in a row. It depends on the intensity I expect in the game. I don't take extra games for the money...EVER.

However, If we did work 3-man, I'd easily do 2 games without having to think about it and possibly 3. The benefits of 3-man certainly include reduced physical exertion.

[Mwanr1]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Why assume that? Nearly all of the off-season school-related games I work are normal stop-clock games. Only a few are running clock. Even if they are running clock, they're only a little shorter than regular games as the time put on the clock us most always more than 8 minutes/quarter. The running clock is just used to make the length more predictable and make the table's job easier.



No, I decline the games if I feel I can't do them well. The players deserve that. It may be too many in a row or too many in any given time window to be sharp and focused .
I'd NEVER accept 3 varity games in a row (we work 2-man here). I even hesitate to work 2 varsity games in a row. It depends on the intensity I expect in the game. I don't take extra games for the money...EVER.

However, If we did work 3-man, I'd easily do 2 games without having to think about it and possibly 3. The benefits of 3-man certainly include reduced physical exertion.

It's 3-person, not just man!

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Mwanr1

It's 3-person, not just man!

Depends on the crew. While I seldom work on a three-man crew with a female, I do occassionally work a three-man crew where one of the males definitely ain't a man

[Mwanr1]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Depends on the crew. While I seldom work on a three-man crew with a female, I do occassionally work a three-man crew where one of the males definitely ain't a man

lol - okay......

3-man
3-person
3-male
3-female

all the same i guess

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Mwanr1

lol - okay......

3-man
3-person
3-male
3-female

all the same i guess

You forgot three-whistle.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Mwanr1

It's 3-person, not just man!

Perhaps you should actually look up the definition of man before you get too bent out of shape and break something...

From http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/man

1.	an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.

2.	a member of the species Homo sapiens or all the members of this species collectively, without regard to sex: prehistoric man.

3.	the human individual as representing the species, without reference to sex; the human race; humankind: Man hopes for peace, but prepares for war.

4.	a human being; person: to give a man a chance; When the audience smelled the smoke, it was every man for himself.

[ and many more definitions]

As you can see, #2 and #3 clearly support the usage of man as I used it.

[Mwanr1]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Perhaps you should actually look up the definition of man before you get too bent out of shape and break something...

From http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/man





[ and many more definitions]

As you can see, #2 and #3 clearly support the usage of man as I used it.

Sure - thanks for explaining. =)

[ref18]

well just to clarify...

this is a tournament, with varsity teams from schools in the province.

The games are regulation, 4 8-minute quarters, stop time.

3 is an easy day in this area.

The most I've ever done in one day was 9.

And that was after doing 3 on Friday and having to do 6 more on Sunday.

It's pretty common-place in this area.

Although I'm not looking forward to when we switch to FIBA which plays 4 10-minute quarters