Most games?
 

A few days ago, a friend asked me what was the most number of games I ever worked in a single day. I did a little schedule research and found that two years ago, I worked nine kids rec games in a single day (all boys). I started with four straight 6th grade seven-minute quarter games beginning at 8:15 am, had a lunch break, worked three middle school 10 minute running quarter games for another league in the afternoon and finished up with two 20 minute running half games for a varsity level tournament that night. I got home after 11:00 pm.

This was on a Saturday. The next day, I slept pretty much all day.

What was your busiest day?

BTW - if I remember correctly (and there's certainly no precedence for that), I gave out a total of 10 Ts that day - averaging over one per game. That's well below my average. I must have been really tired. :p

long day
 

Doesn't count - they run slow. :D

11 games in 1 day.

30 games in 1 week.

14 games in one day. this was about 4 yrs ago but it was unbelievable and what's worse is that I was 17 or 18 at the time and the other guy had to work 14 as well and he was in his early 50s. I gave him major props.

me 2
 

went up to Las Vegas with some friends a few years ago. Called a tournament director who was running a HS girls tourney, he put me in touch with the assignor (of course we were strangers to each other), who told me he'd get me 4 or 5 games to work. The day before I got up there he called and gave me a total of 32 games in 5 days... day three was 12 games, but one was a forfeit... so 11 is my record. AAU 16-18u girls, and part of the boys adidas big time tourney that the referee camp didn't cover. :eek:

longest day
 

tru dat, but it still hurt like hell

I think my most in a single day has been five games, which has happened a few times (all have been either intramurals or AAU/rec ball).

The worst was when I had spent the early afternoon doing scorebook for two back-to-back college league tourney games, then spent the evening reffing five IM games. Physically, I was fine. Mentally, I was so out of shape that there were times I had no idea what I was calling. Never will I do that again.

I worked 14 Varsity boys games in a day. Called at least one technical in every game, and threw out 2 coaches and 4 players. Goodtimes, but never again.

CLH

How long were these games that you could get in 14 of them in one day? At 90 minutes each, 14 games would take 21 hours!

14 games?
 

fourteen varsity games?.when did you start,at 5 a.m.?:cool:

I think the most I have ever worked was 9. I did this about 10+ years ago when I did not know any better. I learned quickly not to do that again.

Peace

first game started at 9, modified clock, dont remebmer exactly how it was, but games generally ran on the hour, makes the last one start at 9 right? didnt get outta there till midnight

Modified clock?!?!?!?! If the games ran on the hour, they were probably about 2/3 the time of a regular game. That means your 14 games were the equivalent of about 9 1/3 regular games. Not a full 14, but still a lot. I hope you had meal breaks and bio breaks.

hey tell my bleeding ankles that!!!! had a new pair of shoes that rubbed a blister and soaked my socks

When someone says you need to "break in" a new pair of shoes, you seemed to take that literally. :D

Peace

10 games for adult rec league tourney. 20 min/halves - running clock. This was during my first year and only my second time at 3-man. Talk about baptism by fire.

it's all or nuthing man, that's just how i roll!:cool:

Most I ever did was 9 in one day. Opening weekend of CYO season, all 8th & 9th grade "A" level teams on the main court at VCHS. Best part was the new assigner for CYO forgot to assign me a partner, so I worked them all solo. It was the worst of a number of assigning errors that season, and that was the last season I worked for CYO......

Nine solo in one day! You definitely win the "Earl Strom Ironman" award. BTW - is "VCHS" Valley Catholic? No particular reason for asking, just curious.

Our local association had an officials clinic to coincide with a Varsity Boys camp at a local university. Unfortunately several of the officials did not show up and we ended up doing 9 games with running 20 min halves. Clock only stopped in the last minute of each half.
BTW we actually paid for this privilage. We eventually were given credit for our dues paid for the year. But we were never given any instruction or evaluation as the staff had to work also.

Boys club ball tournament:

Friday 5 games, a split of 12U/14U.

Saturday 12 games, a split of 14U/17U.

Sunday 8 games, a split of all 3 ages, with all three championship games.

To quote Bill and Ted (no, it's not copyrighted): "Dude - give it a rest!"

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I've had a couple of those weekends. It's nice to walk out with a pocket full of money but I don't think I was any good after the Saturday morning games. There comes a point when your brain is fried.

I know. That happened to me in the 60s. Can't you tell?

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Yep.....

ashamed, but...
 

4 games in one day, is the most I have ever reffed.

I am ashamed, but I do have a lovely wife and a life....

OH - so you're the one!