Game(s) rescheduled due to weather

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

That's how it is here. I'm pretty sure it works differently with individually contracted officials (Rich would know), though.

We get first crack at the reschedule. The commissioners (assignors) do the original assigning for conference games, but typically the home AD is responsible for any game that gets rescheduled. It's not unusual that the call we get letting us know the game is postponed also lets us know the makeup date so we can either take it right away or let the AD know we're busy.

Many makeups here are done on "off" nights where there are fewer games, such as Mondays or Thursdays. The schools are usually playing already on the busy nights, although there are exceptions and some schools will reschedule without even considering that it will be tough to find officials to work their games. If a school reschedules my game on a Friday, for example, I don't even need to look at my calendar -- I'm already working. Any contracted game (to me) takes precedence, but I only schedule varsity games. Officials that take both varsity and sub-varsity will frequently take the varsity and then find a sub for the sub-varsity. Schools understand this and are OK with it as long as you find a warm body for the freshman/JV game you are giving back.

Unlike association areas, the AD is on the hook and cannot call an assignor who will step up and help. Our associations maintain lists of officials who (self) claim availability, but that's about it. Frequently those lists are dated, although I try to keep mine up as best as I can.