5th Quarter

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by chartrusepengui

Got called on my one night off this week to do 2 MS boys games. At this school they sometimes have a 5th quarter for the non-starters or athletes that don't play much. They even pay you extra for this. Usually this is at the end of the game.

Who knows?? If both coaches are okay with what's going on, who cares?

[chartrusepengui]

I didn't have a problem with it at that level - just never heard of it before. It was just odd how they wanted to include some things and exclude others.

[mbyron]

I've never heard of that. If it's customary in your area and your assignor knows, then I suppose there's no complaint. If it's idiosyncratic even in your area, I would certainly discuss it with my assignor. Among other things liability issues arise in such contexts.

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Originally Posted by mbyron

I've never heard of that. If it's customary in your area and your assignor knows, then I suppose there's no complaint. If it's idiosyncratic even in your area, I would certainly discuss it with my assignor. Among other things liability issues arise in such contexts.

Liability issues? Please elaborate.

[JRutledge]

This is not a new or totally unusual concept. Many middle schools around here do some form of 5th quarter. Usually these are after the game is over and not apart of the regular game (scores and fouls). And the purpose is to have kids play that normally do not play. This is not a mandated thing and often is something the coaches agree to before the game starts so there are not surprises. I do not do much middle school games anymore, but the director of the Illinois Elementary Athletic Association addressed this issue a few weeks ago at a meeting I attended. So it still goes on somewhere. How much I am not sure.

Peace

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by mbyron

I've never heard of that. If it's customary in your area and your assignor knows, then I suppose there's no complaint. If it's idiosyncratic even in your area, I would certainly discuss it with my assignor. Among other things liability issues arise in such contexts.

I do not know if liability would change if you are contracted to work a game and you are doing the same function in the 5th quarter as you were during any other time of the game.

Peace