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Old Sun Dec 12, 2010, 08:27pm
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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee View Post
It ain't that easy. It depends on # of games to be covered plus availability on that particular night. We might also have to match partners depending on the game. We don't want 2 fairly inexperienced guys on a big game and we don't want new officials taking varsity games they aren't ready for yet either. We also try to keep people away from going to the same location too many times.

If someone tells me they're available and I assign them based on that availability...and they then come back to me to say they've accepted another game that they thought was better than the game I gave them...you can take it to the bank I will remember that. Their next game from me will be only when I absolutely have to use them. And I can tell you that most assignors feel the same way. We treat officials the way thery treat us. Fair's fair.
I just wanted to ask you, Jurassic, what you think about this same situation when an assignor gives no respect to anyone. I'm in a situation where the assignor does not wish to know anyone that he assigns unless you go to his camp in the summer. I cannot attend his camp due to my real job. He willingly assigns me Frosh and JV games, but will not assign me Varsity until I fork over the money to attend his camp (and even then it's not a guarantee). I do not turn back many games, as I feel like that's not fair. However, this season he is assigning games in two-week blocks rather than the entire season. (He's a college ref and college assignor as well.) I officiate for two other assignors in my area and am moving up in their ranks as I am doing many varsity games with them while filling my schedule with the other guy. I just got a boys varsity this Tuesday and turned back a girls JV. My biggest issue is that this assignor NEVER returns emails or phone calls. I have NEVER spoken to the man on the phone. I got one email when I joined and that's been it. The only response I get when I turn back a game is the Aribter telling me I've been removed. So...I guess I don't feel too badly about giving back a game when there's no real respect there.

I'm always willing to learn and be taught, however...what do you think? I'm not going to do a mass turn back and I feel I should fulfill my assignments, but in this case, I also want to show the guys that are assigning me varsity that I want to work for them. Good thing is I know the other two assignors well and work on their crews with them. (I'm a fill-in for them sometimes and work with them on others.) So...whatcha think?
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