It's true, you never know who is in the stands.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Wouldn't you leave before the JV Girls game if you could?

I'd think the girls JV game would be the better gauge of how much off the wall stuff an official can handle.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Welpe

I'd think the girls JV game would be the better gauge of how much off the wall stuff an official can handle.

No matter how much of this stuff you handle, there's no way to look good. I worked a couple of JV scrimmages in November (for one the other two officials wanted to wrk the varsity and we were paid the same $60, so I didn't care and for the other we worked alternating JV/V periods) and it was amazing how much weird stuff we had, including a traveling violation just about every trip down the floor.

[just another ref]

And guess what? I was all set to go and do 2 varsity games tonight, then found out a little while ago there was also a JV. I assumed it was boys, which is more common at this school, but nobody said so. All of a sudden I have a bad feeling.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

No matter how much of this stuff you handle, there's no way to look good.

Sometimes there is. I worked a JV girl's game my first year with a co-official with a couple of years on. We were cruising in a tight game when the end of the fourth quarter went completely haywire. A number of technicals and a few intentionals later, we got out of the game relatively unscathed. The game went to pot but the varsity officials watching felt we did well and maintained our composure when the game suddenly exploded on us.