Assignments

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Terrapins Fan

We have one association here. They assign the games. the executive board.

I am a good official. I have gotten better every year. No I don't go to camps, I am too busy running my business to go. We may have 1 or 2 guys who go to a camp. We have about 40 officials and we work about a 60 mile area.

If you are too busy to go to camp, then you cannot complain when you get overlooked. Sometimes going to camp is no more than keeping your name at the front of the list. You would not run a business without references or advertising would you?

Originally Posted by Terrapins Fan

My point is that I have 7 years worth of officials behind me. I have paid my dues to get a better schedule. I rarely ever have a complaint from a coach and have had them compliment me even when they lose.

How do you really know that no one complains about you? Seriously, how would you really know that? Many complaints are not going to be directed at you personally. And how long you have been working does not guarantee you anything either. There are people around here that have much more experience that you do and they cannot get a break. Part of the reason is they do nothing to stand out or they are just not as good in the eyes of the people that matter. At the very you are getting varsity. Is your schedule so much worse than people that are working with similar experience?

Originally Posted by Terrapins Fan

My best asset is that I understand the rules and use them correctly in the games. I am tall and loud enough to be heard without a problem. I am athletic and can keep up with the game. I don't do much boys varsity, maybe 4 games last year. Mostly girls varsity and I don't have a problem with that.

If you got a 30% varsity schedule, how would you feel?

To the last question, I would feel blessed. Anytime you get varsity you need to be happy. Now you are talking about percentiles and that is not they way I look at it. I only get a lower level schedule after I get my varsity games. Usually my lower level games are about convenience rather than something I must do. So I do not work a system where I have to work anything I do not want to do. That being said, you need to compare your schedule to those around you and look at their experience and what they have or have not done.

Understand I have never seen you work, I have no idea the system you work under and I have no idea who you have to compare things do. I have been around long enough and I work with a lot of young officials that are in the same boat. Be careful about moving up too fast because it is not always what you think it is. If you have 100% of varsity games, that is more time to screw up or for someone to think you do not belong. Be patient and you might need to attend more camps to convince the powers that be you belong. After all camps are not always about learning, sometimes they are there to prove you are better than your peers.

Peace