First time 3-man tonight

[kbilla]

Originally Posted by JoeTheRef

I personally believe that's how you become a better official. I tell my wife all the time that I would do this "officiating" stuff for free. You have to love it enough to do it for free, travel to games you're not calling and sit in on veterans pregames and games. JM.02

While I believe that as well, I can't tell my wife that...if I told her I would do it for free, then it becomes a "hobby" rather than a second job, and a hobby that takes me away from home 4 nights/days a week doesn't fly when you have a 9mo old at home

[Bearfanmike20]

Originally Posted by kbilla

While I believe that as well, I can't tell my wife that...if I told her I would do it for free, then it becomes a "hobby" rather than a second job, and a hobby that takes me away from home 4 nights/days a week doesn't fly when you have a 9mo old at home

Bingo... I get away with once in a while doing special olympics, but.. not alot of them.

[cloverdale]

are you with bay metro...if so who did you work with...I was schelduled to work 3 man fresh/jv but was cancelled...did you attend eastman camp this summer...we had a clinic at reese on the 1st and was well attended...if you dont belong to an association I highly recommend bay metro...again congrats.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by kbilla

While I believe that as well, I can't tell my wife that...if I told her I would do it for free, then it becomes a "hobby" rather than a second job, and a hobby that takes me away from home 4 nights/days a week doesn't fly when you have a 9mo old at home

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I'm the opposite. Officiating is my avocation, not my vocation. I'd do it for free, although not as many games as I do now. I get paid to get a good cardio workout and have fun.

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by fullor30

...I get paid to get a good cardio workout...

This is the thing that makes my wife okay with 4 nights a week...

[bgtg19]

Originally Posted by fullor30

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I get paid to get a good cardio workout and have fun.

With the move to 3-person crews, you still get paid to have fun, but you don't get paid for a "good cardio workout." Being out on the court is better than being sedentary, but one of the things I dislike about the 3-person games is that we don't get to run as much anymore.

Still, on balance, 3-person crews are preferred.

[kbilla]

Originally Posted by bgtg19

With the move to 3-person crews, you still get paid to have fun, but you don't get paid for a "good cardio workout." Being out on the court is better than being sedentary, but one of the things I dislike about the 3-person games is that we don't get to run as much anymore.

Still, on balance, 3-person crews are preferred.

That is the truth! I worked a 2-person game last Fri and a (terrible!) 3-person game last night and it was no contest, last night we hardly broke a sweat...granted the game was brutal, no up and down, no flow, but still....

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by kbilla

While I believe that as well, I can't tell my wife that...if I told her I would do it for free, then it becomes a "hobby" rather than a second job, and a hobby that takes me away from home 4 nights/days a week doesn't fly when you have a 9mo old at home

Heck, it doesn't get any better with a 14 yr old at home either!