1-Person Mechanics

[rockchalk jhawk]

Having been registered with the KSHSAA for 8 years now I've never seen a publication about a "1 man crew", and I pay decently close attention to what KSHSAA puts out. Not that I disagree with what was said about working in a 1 man crew, I'd just take this with a grain of salt in regards to being endorsed by KSHSAA.

[jdmara]

Pre-game meeting with the coaches...

"Good afternoon coaches! My partner is not here so I'll be officiating this one all by myself. If we have any other absences, such as the scorebook or the clock operator, I would be more than happy to fill those positions as well. In case of one of you being ejected, I'm sure that I can become ignorant to all the rules and yell at myself as needed. Thanks, lets have a great game!"

I could see doing a 1-man crew for a junior high game but any other game would be pretty much impossible. Who is going to ask the players who touched it last, seriously? I would be embarrassed to ask such a thing from a player. Maybe that's just me and my stinking pride getting in the way though. Interesting article wanja

-Josh

[JRutledge]

I have a question. What is the Kansas High School Athletic Association going to do to officials that do not want to follow these mechanics?

I think the effort to put something out there is great, but unless these are scheduled all the time or on purpose, who cares what they say? Honestly, when I work one man, I do whatever I have to do to cover the play. I do not limit my movement to a set standard when you are not supposed to be in that situation in the first place.

Peace

[inigo montoya]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I have a question. What is the Kansas High School Athletic Association going to do to officials that do not want to follow these mechanics?

I think the effort to put something out there is great, but unless these are scheduled all the time or on purpose, who cares what they say? Honestly, when I work one man, I do whatever I have to do to cover the play. I do not limit my movement to a set standard when you are not supposed to be in that situation in the first place.

Peace

Absolutely, do what you have to do to cover the play. But I think it's good to publish a set of guidelines for officials who might not know how to do that right off the bat. Not everybody has 20 years of experience to draw on.

[wanja]

Originally Posted by rockchalk jhawk

Having been registered with the KSHSAA for 8 years now I've never seen a publication about a "1 man crew", and I pay decently close attention to what KSHSAA puts out. Not that I disagree with what was said about working in a 1 man crew, I'd just take this with a grain of salt in regards to being endorsed by KSHSAA.

Here is a link to the original source.

http://topekaofficials.com/PDF%20Fil...0Mechanics.pdf

The recommendations are well thought out, likely to be useful to some officials and therefore worth sharing.