Should I Switch?

[DonInKansas]

I guess working in Kansas I didn't know that other places played on different nights. HSBB nights here are GJV, BJV, GV, BV. Two officials for the JV games, 3 for the Varsity.

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by DonInKansas

I guess working in Kansas I didn't know that other places played on different nights. HSBB nights here are GJV, BJV, GV, BV. Two officials for the JV games, 3 for the Varsity.

Don,

When I was in NE Kansas, I did quite a few triple-headers...one of the JV games (B or G, depending on who was playing in the "big" gym) and then both V games.

[DonInKansas]

Originally Posted by jdw3018

Don,

When I was in NE Kansas, I did quite a few triple-headers...one of the JV games (B or G, depending on who was playing in the "big" gym) and then both V games.

I guess I'm showing my experience as a two-year guy. I've worked with guys once this year and once last year who did all four games, but that was usually due to a late scratch by another official. I'm still building towards becoming a V official.

When I was in NE KS, I was still only a baseball guy. (Johnson County.)

[dbking]

For the fill in question, you should ALWAYS help out an official in need. Working by yourself is no fun at any level.

I once was working a Sophmore game before a big time varsity game of two arch rival schools in the suburban Chicago area. I was a varsity official in this league and got a call at 4:30 for a 5:30 start. I agreed to fill in since I did not have a game that night.

Well the other guy does not show up. I know the varsity and jv coaches of both teams and they cooperate quite well. The three big time guys show up at halftime and refuse to fill in and help. Quote, "This game is below what I work". I was POed. I called assigner, they lost all the rest of the games that they had in this conference for rest of year and the next.

I also kicked them out of the officials lockeroom with not very many nice words to them. I have yet to forget how that felt. The coaches backed me up to the assigner and were a great deal of help.

[BillyMac]

Here in my little corner of the Land of Steady Habits, as a varsity official, we have to get permission from both varsity head coaches to help out in the junior varsity game before our varsity game due to a no show, injury, illness, etc. I guess that some varsity coaches may not want us to get tired doing two games in a row. I've never, in 28 years, heard about a a varsity coach, not allowing a varsity official to help out in a junior varsity game before the varsity game.