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[Juulie Downs]

I started out toward my game with plenty of time, but on the way there it started to snow, which absolutely no one had predicted. Literally no one. it was a long drive, and the snow got heavier and heavier and traffic got slower and slower and by the time I got to the game, well, I was late, even though I really had left plenty of time.

Okay, so here's the question. Would you rather have your partner who is arriving late come in the gym all ready to run and just step right onto the floor, or would you rather have your partner arrive and then spend three or four more minutes getting ready (attaching whistle, fastening back hair, tying shoes)? I had done all the prep stuff in the car, and I just walked right into the game, but other times, I've arrived not yet floor ready and gone on in. Which is better?

[JRutledge]

All that matters is being there in time for the game. That is all I care about. How you get onto the floor is not my concern or something I think that much about.

Peace

[eyezen]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

All that matters is being there in time for the game. That is all I care about. How you get onto the floor is not my concern or something I think that much about.

Peace

I don't know level of your situation, but to to expand on JRuts comments, being there in time for the game for me is a min. 60 minutes before for tipoff for a typical HS varsity game. Anything less is unusual and communicating that with your partners prior to is a must. With cellphones/texting/email not communicating is unacceptable.

Point being that even if you were late, you would of been early.

[chseagle]

The same thing could be said if the visiting team ends up getting to the site late, due to unforseen circumstances.

Unfortunately with the changing weather conditions it doesn't help much. Not everyone has a cell phone to call ahead to warn about showing up late.

[eyezen]

Originally Posted by chseagle

The same thing could be said if the visiting team ends up getting to the site late, due to unforseen circumstances.

Unfortunately with the changing weather conditions it doesn't help much. Not everyone has a cell phone to call ahead to warn about showing up late.

What does that have to do with anything. If the visiting team shows up late, are you still going to tipoff at the scheduled time? No, your going to let them dress and give them 15 minutes to warmup.

You can't take this avocation seriously and not have a cell phone. It's part of doing business.

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by eyezen

What does that have to do with anything. If the visiting team shows up late, are you still going to tipoff at the scheduled time? No, your going to let them dress and give them 15 minutes to warmup.

You can't take this avocation seriously and not have a cell phone. It's part of doing business.

Very true about the cell phone, however with strictler regulations coming out against the use of cell phones while driving means that more time is being used in having to find a safe place to pull off the road to make the phone call.

Normally, hopefully, in the case of the visiting team showing up late they should have a way to get ahold of the host school's AD to alert them to the fact that they're arriving late.

I was stating about the visiting team because of the fact that if it can happen to the officials, it could also happen to the teams.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by eyezen

Point being that even if you were late, you would of been early.

How do you know that? There's nothing in Juulie's post that indicates that the trip DIDN"T take more than an hour longer than she expected.

I agree that if she had a cell phone, she could have called.

[TimTaylor]

I can understand where Juulie is coming from, having driven through the same storm to get to and from my game today. The snow was not forecast and caught everyone by surprise. It also started late enough (mid-afternoon) that there wasn't enought time to compensate.

I made it on time, but my assigned partner got caught in a major traffic jam and didn't make it. Fortunately one of the officials from the earlier game was able to stay and work it with me.

It took me 3 hours to get home from the game site - normally takes about 20 min.

[truerookie]

Juulie,

The main premise in your post for me is you arrived safely. Everything in between is not as important. Who is to say your partner had a cellphone readily available or they could get reception? This is a mute point.

Personally, if you come in ready fine or you take a few moments to get ready that is fine too.

If you were the partner, what would be your approach to a late arriving partner?

[Rich]

We wouldn't start. We can't start a game in WI with one official at any HS level.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by truerookie

Juulie,

The main premise in your post for me is you arrived safely. Everything in between is not as important. Who is to say your partner had a cellphone readily available or they could get reception? This is a mute point.

And it doesn't matter either.

[Mark Padgett]

With no cell phone, the point may well have been mute.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Juulie Downs

I started out toward my game with plenty of time, but on the way there it started to snow, which absolutely no one had predicted. Literally no one. it was a long drive, and the snow got heavier and heavier and traffic got slower and slower and by the time I got to the game, well, I was late, even though I really had left plenty of time.

How sad is that?

Local news showed your "freak snow storm" and all the abandoned cars along side of the roads. Made me feel like DC drivers aren't so bad after all (they are though).

[eyezen]

Originally Posted by fernando torres

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