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Should I Switch?
I was looking at my schedule for this week and not sure how I missed this and not sure that it matters but tonight I have a girls varsity game. Tommorrow a boys varsity game with the same 2 teams playing in both games. Should I have asked for a switch off of one of the games. We only have on varsity assignor who assigns both girls and boys and usually he doesn't do this but sometimes it does happen. He doesn't care. I just don't like having both the girls and boys on back to back nights. What do you all think.
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Maybe slightly off topic, but anybody ever run into the situation where you show up early for the varsity game, only to find that there is one official about to start the soph game? Do you jump in or no? The only reason I ask is that I have done this on two occassions and on both occassions I am positive that I got more grief from the varsity coaches during their games b/c they assumed I was a "Soph" official filling in for one of the varsity officials who did not show - which incidentally has also happened where we picked up a soph official to do the varsity game and it has been a good experience -the fact that someone is working a soph game does not on it's own make them a lesser official for a variety of reasons...but I digress...so do you make it a point to tell the coaches that you are filling in and that you are really there for the varsity game?
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Exactly my point, it is very hard to pull this off without looking like a complete D-B....so I have never said anything and just born the brunt...my partners usually like it b/c they get left alone as I have gotten hammered!
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I had the exact situation come up that you described. I got to my V game early. JV had 1 official. I ran into the locker room, got changed, and jumped onto the court with about 8 or 9 minutes left in the first half. Visiting coach was riding me most of the game, thinking I was the other JV official and simply showed up late. Then, the head coach during the V game (same school), gave me grief, thinking 1 of the V guys didn't show, so they stuck me (a "JV" official) in. However, I took a little pleasure in knowing that my assignor had given the coaches an earful a few days later when he found out how I was treated, and explained that I was actually doing them a favor by filling in... |
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Work the games. Earlier this season I worked a BV at one site (School A vs. School B). Got in my truck after the game, drove 30 minutes down the road and worked a GV game with School B having just finished their BV game. The BV team beat me there and were laughing when I walked in. IMO there is no conflict. Go in, do your best, and go home.
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what's the difference if you do this or you do a boys/girls varsity game back to back the same evening the way some places do.
Forget everything else and just do both games well.
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As for telling the coaches. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Why tell them? Perception. I'd rather them not believe I was a slacker who got to the sophomore game in the 2nd quarter. I'd rather be known for my own screwups than for mine plus someone else's. I just tell them that I was not assigned this game but was here so I'm filling in....no reference to the varisty game needed. I also tell the administrator so they know that their varsity crew is already there. That is so they don't worry that no officials have arrived for the varsity game when game time is getting close.
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The way I read your statement, Rich, is that you would not do these assignments - but just one?
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