The assignor and games assigned

[tref]

I work for 6 different assignors at the HS level & I feel as though they all treat me fair. I'm a Black official, they are all white, 5 men & 1 woman.
Out of those 6 only 3 of them still work games (2 HS & 1 DI) they dont assign themselves to any high profile games.

We dont vote in assignors here, many of them were assigning games before I even got into officiating.

There comes a time when we have to stop looking for excuses as to why we arent moving up & look in the mirror.

Do you attend quality camps in the summer?
Is your weight under control?
Have you watched yourself officiate on film?
Do you give back by volunteering for committees?
Do the people in power even know who you are?
Do you send in a resume a couple weeks prior to games being assigned?

Overall, my association is very fair if one takes care of business & asserts themselves!

[Mr. Ref]

^^^^ This ^^^^

[jophyal]

We also vote for our assignor. He was asked to stop assigning himself varsity games and to his credit, he understood. My chief complaint is that he will assign someone who lives South a game 5 miles from me and assign me 50 miles South and 5 miles from the other guy. We list our travel limits and time we are available but sometimes driving 50 miles in 45 minutes, three times a week is maddening. Overall, I am very pleased.

[socal]

I understand a lot of shrt lingo, but not this

[socal]

Originally Posted by tref

I work for 6 different assignors at the HS level & I feel as though they all treat me fair. I'm a Black official, they are all white, 5 men & 1 woman.
Out of those 6 only 3 of them still work games (2 HS & 1 DI) they dont assign themselves to any high profile games.

We dont vote in assignors here, many of them were assigning games before I even got into officiating.

There comes a time when we have to stop looking for excuses as to why we arent moving up & look in the mirror.

Do you attend quality camps in the summer?
Is your weight under control?
Have you watched yourself officiate on film?
Do you give back by volunteering for committees?
Do the people in power even know who you are?
Do you send in a resume a couple weeks prior to games being assigned?

Overall, my association is very fair if one takes care of business & asserts themselves!

Good notes:

Do you attend quality camps in the summer? yes
Is your weight under control? yes
Have you watched yourself officiate on film? yes
Do you give back by volunteering for committees? yes
Do the people in power even know who you are? yes
Do you send in a resume a couple weeks prior to games being assigned? no

Are all evaluations good or well above average? yes
Do you hang out or are a part of the BC? not really

[grunewar]

I have always worked for the same Assignor(s).

While there is some cronyism and a good ole boy network going on here, as there is in many Associations, I have been treated well and fairly. The best officials get assigned the best games IMO (and often it's the Assignors and Training Committee - which I'm OK with, but, there is always whining). I know where I stand in reference to my peers, accept my place, and continue to work hard to get better.

I go to meetings, training sessions, scrimmages, and make myself available as often as I can be. They have always been fair to me.

[tref]

Originally Posted by socal

Do you send in a resume a couple weeks prior to games being assigned? no

Do you hang out or are a part of the BC? not really

I wasnt getting any quality games either before I started sending out a resume/w video.
Someone told me that is how to have your name fresh in their minds prior to games being assigned.
I was also told to send a "thank you" note at the end of the season. Think about it, everybody WANTS games, but how many say THANKS for the games they received???
Finding ways to seperate ourselves from the pack (in a positive manner) is what its all about.


Whats the BC??

How long have you been officiating at the varsity level?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by tref

Whats the BC??

Boys Club?

[tref]

Ahhhh thanks Snaqs! I dont run with cliques either.
But I do have a circle... "the circle of success" as I try to surround myself quality, positive officials who work at a level I'd like to reach.

Originally Posted by grunewar

While I'm not big time or been at it as long as many here, I try to give back where I can.

+1

[JRutledge]

I have multiple assignors. I am good.

Peace

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I have multiple assignors. I am good.

Peace

We know "you're good" JRut, but how are your Assignors!

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by grunewar

We know "you're good" JRut, but how are your Assignors!

It has nothing to do with being good. Every conference has a different assignor in this area (or state in general). If you want to work more than 10 games you better work for different people here as a general rule. And our associations do not assign anything (as a rule as well) so we get games from all different sources. That includes high school and college.

We do not operate like other places obviously.

Peace

[Kingsman1288]

In my association, the varsity and jv assignors are both appointed by our board of directors. I have never had an issue with either one of them. But then again, I went out of my way to get to know them and make myself available to them. Like others have said, take a look at yourself before you blame the assignors.

[Multiple Sports]

however after being a hs assigner for 10 years an officiating small college basketball for 17 years, here is what I have learned.

Maybe this will help you.

At the high school level, assigners only really care about 10% of the games.

If you live in DC it is the DeMatha/Gonzaga game. In Philly it is most likely

Roamn Catholic / Nueman - Goretti. Otherwise they are just covering games.

An assigner will identify talent and try to move that guy along over the

course of time. There are a % of guys who are in it for the money only.

Most guys on this site don't fit that example. Sometimes an assigner may

be trying to help you with geographics and travel and you get a garbage

game.

If you go to camp, let your assigner know. Remember though, it is

really important that you are LOW MAINTAINANCE. I would never call

a college assigner, the way some of my hs guys call me. Do your job.

If your assigner never calls you, that is a good thing. Accept you games in

a timely fashion. I see guys all the time that "HOLD" games hoping

that something better may come along from another assigner.


Finally as important as you think your schedule may be, remember that he

also has 50 other officials who think that their schedule is the most

important thing going. And don't forget the A.D.'s and coaches. In the big

picture, we are all only a small fish in a HUGE sea.......

[Lcubed48]

In my association the commissioner is an elected position with the term being for 2 years. Overall in my time on this board, my assignor has been fair to me. I had a couple of "gripes" that I aired with him in a professional and positive manner during this past season. And, we have moved on.