How do you get games?

[REFVA]

In my area you need to get on the good side of the assignor(LOL). otherwise you either get poor games or he'll send you 100 miles away or he'll assign you games that he knows you won't make and say see he turned another down.

He assigns all games under contract with the association..

In Indiana it's a mixed bag. Right now I have to get some games from the schools themselves. I also work with one assignor and possibly another 1 to 2 more next season. The trend appears to be moving toward assignors and the assignors that currently exist have just gotten a number of schools to use them as assignors. I'm newer to the area (about 3 yrs) and still haven't figured out all of the schools that the existing assignors currently assign for.

Makes for quite a bit of frustration getting games.

[buckrog64]

Stand on a street corner with a sign that says, 'will ref for food'

otherwise, most games from smaller schools in Iowa are assigned by ADs for the schools. Some of the major conferences have assignors.

[tjones1]

Here the AD contacts you or you contact them.

[Back In The Saddle]

I beat up other referees in the locker room and take them from them.

[refnrev]

Originally Posted by tjones1

Here the AD contacts you or you contact them.

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Only difference in this part of the state is one conference with larger schools that area long way apart. Those are assigned.

[Mountaineer]

In WV we have a couple of conferences that have assignors for conference games. Out of conference games the school usually gets an official to assign the remainder of the games. This often leads to a LOT of sucking up by some officials and/or scratching the hand that scratches yours. The schools involved in each sectional "agrees" on the members of the crew and the state assigns the regionals and state tournaments games.

[Official99]

In NH, we have one High School assignor and all Varsity games are done through him. Most sub-varsity games are assigned through him, but schools have the option of doing their own assigning for this level. Pay is pre-set by the NHIAA for all high-school games. JH varies from site to site and you have to get those games from the league or the coach. Most of the time they will contact you about games.