I thought I did a lot of games.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

Too many...how good can any official be working at ANY level during games 6-7-8 in one day. This is not a smart practice. I have seen guys in our area do this during Summer Tournaments and it looks horrible...they are walking up and down the court during game 1 trying to keep something in the tank for game 8.

Two things in his favor - most of his games will be 5th, 6th and 7th grade (a few 8th grade) and the courts are MS size or even smaller (with only a few exceptions of working on a HS court). Still - it's a boatload of games.

[Smitty]

This is a pet peeve of mine - guys who think they can work 6+ games in a day and be effective. No one can do it. I hate working with guys who are working their 4th, 5th, and 6th games of the day. They dog it and show clear signs of not giving a crap. I don't care how young you are - you're not going to be sharp in game 6. Then the assigner will almost always have to send out an email telling people they need to hustle and not walk. Then I tell the assigner don't assign anyone 6 in a row. And the assigner gives a sob story about so-and-so not having a job, they need the money, yada yada. Ok then, don't b!tch when they walk up the court. Can't have it both ways.

End of rant.