I have one Rec partner who shows up right at game time or slightly thereafter every time. After meetings, I have even gone ahead with the jump by myself and then in he walks.....when the league has seven games in one gym for the day you just try to avoid getting behind on game one.

I usually show up at least 30 minutes early too - even for Rec Ball. Just a good habit.

LOL. No idea. I made more than that in small town Iowa when I worked a few middle school games in college back in 1993 (long before I took officiating seriously).

I was surprised when I saw my first check, $37.50 for a three game set. I typically don't ask what the pay is, even now.

Although I did pick up four games this Sunday for $15.00/game; essentially our AAU equivalent from what I can tell. I'm not sure what I was thinking; neither is my wife.

We match as a crew. We either all wear a shirt with a flag or none of us do.

Back in the day, I used to carry flat front and pleated pants for the same reason.

I now come dressed for all junior high games. I learned this the hard way. I wheeled in 30 minutes before game time for a freshman girls game. After meeting my "where can I change?" with a deer in the headlights stare, then huddling up with her assistant coach for several minutes the head coach responds, "You can change in the girls PE locker room. We're done in there for now." So I'm in the girls locker room, just about to strip off, when in walks some random junior high girl with her mother. Turns out it's parent-teacher conference day. Ugh. So I find a nice safe boys restroom to change in.

After the game the coach apologizes and says we can shower and change in the coaches office in the boys locker room. We head in there, I turn on the shower, and settle into a chair for a few minutes to wait for it to warm up. Just as I'm starting to strip off, somebody comes into the locker room and announces for everybody to get out because the visiting team is coming in to change. Good thing I wasn't in the shower already where I might not have heard the announcement. That could have gotten real ugly real fast. :eek:

Yep. Early sub-varsity level games can be a challenge at times and you have to do the best you can - I think everyone understands that.

I agree on the one hour minimum prior for varsity games. Tuesday I had a scheduled 5:45 varsity game & arrived at the gym at 4:15. The JV game was about 2 min into the 2nd quarter and there was only one official - his partner never showed up. I wound up working the 2nd half of the JV game on top of my scheduled varsity game.

Is that a requirement? If it is, what do you do when each of you have different style of shoes?

Peace

I carry 3 different kinds of shoelaces!!! ;)

I jumped in last Saturday morning for girls freshman games and partner had his flag sewn on back just below collar. I asked him why and he said he thought it looked 'neat' there.

Jeff, as you know I'm white and you're African-American, I like to carry my black self in my case for situations like this so we can match:D

It's not a requirement. Why do you care what *I* do?

Is NC the only state that has changed shirt color??

That's funny right there, I don't care who you are. :D

Dallas, Texas uses the gray shirt for varsity, stripes for sub-varsity.

LOL!!!!!

Wow, I needed that laugh today. :D

Peace

Interesting. This year our chapter authorized the grey only for the semi-finals and finals of varsity tournaments.