Officials' Accomodations

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

He also takes our jackets back to the locker room (he opens and relocks the room and just puts the jackets in there where we can find them).

Lucky you!

Nothing worse than not being able to locate game management at half or at the end of the game to open up the locker room/office! Ya just have to stand there or going looking.......

[tref]

Cant complain out this way, its all good for the most part.

One school is terrible, I wrote them up for it too. Just a big room with no bathroom, divider, sink or mirror. And I worked there with a female partner, she came dressed. Hopefully there will be some changes when I go back in January!

One school is great, all the accomodations + 3 gift bags w/checks included, LazyBoys & a flat screen tv.

[jTheUmp]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Lucky you!

Nothing worse than not being able to locate game management at half or at the end of the game to open up the locker room/office! Ya just have to stand there or going looking.......

Some schools around here give us a key to the official's room when we arrive on site. I'll leave the key at the table (or put it in my pocket, if it's not on some huge keychain thing) during the game, and retrieve it at halftime/end of game. Then we just leave the key in the locker room when we leave, and the site manager/AD/whoever retrieves it later.

Of course, last night I was in a changing room with shower stall filled with gym equipment, no chairs, and nobody who had a key to let us back into the room until we tracked down a janitor about 20 minutes after the game ended.

[tref]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

Of course, last night I was in a changing room with shower stall filled with gym equipment, no chairs, and nobody who had a key to let us back into the room until we tracked down a janitor about 20 minutes after the game ended.

Home team lost huh

[jTheUmp]

Originally Posted by tref

Home team lost huh

They did, actually. But the home team coach (and visiting team coach, for that matter) didn't complain about any calls the entire game. The only comment I got from the home coach (after a block call on her player) was "what could she do differently next time?". (Defender didn't have LGP when the contact occurred).

[Rich]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

Some schools around here give us a key to the official's room when we arrive on site. I'll leave the key at the table (or put it in my pocket, if it's not on some huge keychain thing) during the game, and retrieve it at halftime/end of game. Then we just leave the key in the locker room when we leave, and the site manager/AD/whoever retrieves it later.

Of course, last night I was in a changing room with shower stall filled with gym equipment, no chairs, and nobody who had a key to let us back into the room until we tracked down a janitor about 20 minutes after the game ended.

I hate that. I end up carrying the key in my back pocket the second half cause there's no way I'm making a detour to the table on the final horn.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I hate that. I end up carrying the key in my back pocket the second half cause there's no way I'm making a detour to the table on the final horn.

Me neither. Reminds me of the partner who feels the need to retrieve the ball after the final horn so he can give it to the table crew.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Reminds me of the partner who feels the need to retrieve the ball after the final horn so he can give it to the table crew.

I worked with that guy last night.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I worked with that guy last night.

That Guy is everywhere.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

That Guy is everywhere.

And my reaction is...more power to him. I'll have half my uniform off before he gets to the locker room.

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

That Guy is everywhere.

And if you can't spot That Guy....

(finish the sentence)

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I hate that. I end up carrying the key in my back pocket the second half cause there's no way I'm making a detour to the table on the final horn.

Leave it at the table. Whoever is the first person past the table in the last minute of the game picks it up at that time.

Saves you from carrying it all game *and* from having to go past the table at the end of the game.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Leave it at the table. Whoever is the first person past the table in the last minute of the game picks it up at that time.

Saves you from carrying it all game *and* from having to go past the table at the end of the game.

I would forget. I can't tell you where my keys, wallet, and cell phone are right now, so how can I possibly remember a key at the table?

[tref]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I would forget. I can't tell you where my keys, wallet, and cell phone are right now, so how can I possibly remember a key at the table?

Pregame it & assign it to your 99

[zm1283]

When a school gives us a key, I take it off any keychain it is on and put it in my back pocket. No one knows it's there and I have it all night. Saves us from having to get it from the table or find someone to open the door for us.