Assignor / Referee Ratio

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Ref Daddy

Lot's of talk in our chapter of overworked Assignors.

1) Please take your referee population and the number of assignors and divide them and post the number.

There are somewhere around 4000-5000 officials state wide that work basketball (last figure I heard). In most of Northern Illinois to the Chicago land area, there are probably 10-15 assignors. There are almost no associations that have an assignor that works exclusively for them. I know most of the Class AA Schools throughout the state have assignors (Big Schools). Assignors can hire whom ever they want to if they feel they are qualified.

Originally Posted by Ref Daddy

2) Is your chapter automated with assignment software? Y/N.

As I stated we do not have associations (we do not call them chapters) that have little or anything to do with assigning. Assignors might belong to an association, but they use whomever they want to. Some assignors use software, others do not. Assigning software is becoming more and more common. I probably have to register for about 4 assigning websites for this reason.

Peace

[jmkbball]

If I remember the numbers correctly, approximately 250 refs with senior assignor for high school, assistant for middle school games. I think they mentioned more than 4600 games total.

Zebraware is the software used. Assignor makes high teens (jr makes less than half that) for the work and everyone complains, until you ask anyone if they'd like to do it.

[Terrapins Fan]

Hmmmm...small time....42 officials about 15 schools about 600 assignments ...1 assignor ( 1 assigns, 1 posts ) assign by web software.

[Red_Killian]

Varsity
1) 58/1
2) Arbiter

Under-Varsity
1) ???/1
2) Arbiter

We currently have separate assignors for varsity and under-varsity, although they work closely together. Our under-varsity numbers are less, not all varsity officials work under-varsity and some only work under-varsity.

There is a conference in our area that has their own assignor, one of ADs, does it. They use officials from multiple associations and do not use any scheduling software.

As a previous assignor for our association, it is a lot of work and a thankless job. You're never going to keep everyone (even a majority?) happy.

[Mark Padgett]

I assign our local kids rec league. I have 23 officials (including me). I don't get paid, but I get to select my own games and partners from December through March. That makes it almost worth it.

[umpire99]

No assigner for me. I schedule all of my own games. I only work for the people who treat me well.