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

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I am not begrudging you at all about wanting to work a high school game over a college game. That is a very common situation for most officials, especially when they think working college has requirements are too much like the travel. And yes the travel most of the time is very long. And I do know that if you work for the right assignor at the D3 level in your area, you are going 3 and 4 hours one way to work games. Not fun when you have to go in a blizzard as well. And this is why when the baseball season starts, I refuse to go very far for college games. I just have the opportunity to work games very close without having to work go an hour to work a game in that sport. Basketball is a little more competitive and it is harder to work those same games during the basketball season.

Peace

Perhaps I wouldn't mind the travel, but to be quite honest, I hate driving and I travel a lot in my day job. I've flown from Madison to Minneapolis in the winter for business meetings because the thought of driving 4 hours in the snow (potential snow) is completely unappealing.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Perhaps I wouldn't mind the travel, but to be quite honest, I hate driving and I travel a lot in my day job. I've flown from Madison to Minneapolis in the winter for business meetings because the thought of driving 4 hours in the snow (potential snow) is completely unappealing.

I do agree with that. I would probably be tired of that as well. My life style is such where I am going 3 hours back to my hometown. I cannot stand it as well and it gets old. But my goals have not changed so I am willing to do that now. I cannot say I would do that 5 years from now. It also helps when you are single and have no children. Not everyone can do what I do when it comes to officiating based on my family situation.

Peace

[doubleringer]

My personal cut off for a varsity game high school game is a week. If you give an assignor less notice than that, it may be difficult for them to find someone with the experience and skills for that particular game. Anythinig lower than that, I would think a couple of days is ok, but I would not want to do it often if that is an assignor I want to continue to work with.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by doubleringer

My personal cut off for a varsity game high school game is a week. If you give an assignor less notice than that, it may be difficult for them to find someone with the experience and skills for that particular game. Anythinig lower than that, I would think a couple of days is ok, but I would not want to do it often if that is an assignor I want to continue to work with.

The actual day would matter around here. I Friday would be nearly impossible to cover a game considering how many people are already working. A Tuesday would be really easy to cover because not everyone plays. Someone is not working that night.

Peace