When is it too late to turnback a game ???????

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

1) While I have no doubt that you put some thought (probably a LOT of thought) into these considerations, the actual switching of assignments takes less than 5 minutes if you use the Arbiter or something similar. Yes, I'm sure you'd rather not have to do it, but it's just not that hard to do, is it?

2) I have so much respect for you, I hope you know that; but it's a little sad to me that you feel this way. As an assignor, I know that I would want to have good officials working my games. But I hope that I would also want those officials to progress as far as their abilities would take them. And in order to do that, you have to make yourself available to take a higher level game.

1) Sometimes you may have to change several other assignments to get the match-up that you want. Some officials just don't mesh that well with some of their confreres. I haveta keep them away from each other where possible. And the game might dictate a fairly strong officiating crew, which means that I have to factor that in also. Can't have 3 U's on a game like that. It just aint that easy all the time, Scrappy. Sometime? Yes.

2) Please note that I specifically talked about officials who inform me that they're giving back the game without bothering to even try to discuss it with me first. If they phone and do discuss it, I don't have a problem with anybody switching to a better game. But if you don't want to talk to me and explain the circumstances, well, pardon the language, but to heck with you. To heck, I say! Also please note that I tell anyone who does have a college schedule to send me a copy of their schedule as soon as they get it. That way I can work around it.