10 games in one day!
 

No, not me, but a buddy of mine. He came on this morning after my shift to work three local kids rec league games and then headed out to a MS tournament (which I am also working later) to do seven games with a one hour break after the third game. Even though all ten of his games are in MS gyms and his last seven are running clock, it's still a huge amount of work.

Oh, did I mention that the guy is in his 60's!

BTW - I have a total of "only" five today. Big deal.

What's the most you've worked in one day? For me, it's seven, I think - and that was many years ago.

Mine was also many years ago. 10 games in a men's independent tourney fund raiser. Started at 8 or 9 in the morning. 5 minutes between games, 5 minute halftimes, 30 minutes at noon. The rest of the time we were playing basketball. Finished about 10 or 10:30, I think. I had agreed to do it for $50, but they were so proud of me they gave me $80.

Either 11 or 13.

Easier Just to Spin Around . . .
 

What Mark isn't revealing is that when he does this many games they set up a rotating bar stool in the center jump circle and he just sits there spinning around all game calling everything from a deep trail center court position. That way he can do as many games as he wants and leave the place with a handsome check feeling fresh as a 60 year old volleyball official. :D
It's tough being his partner, though. Having to cover endline to endline every change of possession.

TEN?! Holy Snakeys!
 

More power to him if he can do it!

I did one last night and four today.....boy, am I out of shape! :o

I have three more tomorrow.........

Most in one day is probably 5 or 6......no more though, as I am just not as sharp or quick at the end. In my mind, if I can't do what I consider my best, I just don't sign up.

I did 6 once about 18 months ago. 5 is pushing the limit unless a couple of them are 8-10 year olds. 4 is the standard.

Size matters!
 

Yep, the younger kids in an elementary or middle school gym are more conducive to doing more games. HS gyms are killer - especially two-person.

In college working Intramurals, I worked a 10 game day outside in the South Florida "winter" a couple of times in my years there. The daytime temps would be in the 70s/low 80s in the afternoon for these games. All of these are 2-whistle games, 20 minute halves running except last 2 of 2nd half.

For basketball:

Four 8-min quarter, normal timing rules games for an 8th grade tournament last year. I'm never scheduling something like that again.

Most games I'll do outside of a camp environment is 3 games. During AAU season I let the assignors know I'm available to do 3 games in the morning. Not doing anything after noon because games start falling behind schedule.

Their choice to use me or not use me.

17 in two days...
 

...8 the first day and 9 the second. Games were split between two college courts. On court A they were running two games across the court (not too bad) and on court B they were running two games lengthwise (brutal). I wasn't able to walk for two days after that.

Somewhere, Bobby Knight is wailing and gnashing his teeth....

I've done five twice.

In addition, I've worked three basketball games immediately preceded by two 70-minute soccer games. Soccer ended ten minutes before basketball began. Fortunately, they were at the same school.

When I was in graduate school back in the early 90s, I did 12 games back-to-back on a Saturday for the princely sum of $10/game.

In the 12th game, a kid landed on his head awkwardly on a drive and we had to wait for an ambulance to come and take him away. When we started up again, I had a hard time moving. And getting out of the car when I got home was a challenge.

At a camp a few years ago, I worked 26 halves of basketball in 2.5 days. That was a good test of my conditioning.

Been there, done that.......

When I anticipate this, I take my truck so I can get down easier out of it..... as opposed to getting up out of my car.

What school was this? I was getting $6/game in college and that was the early to mid-2000's.

University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Youth games from 3rd through 8th grade -- they'd play 6 games girls and six games boys alternating until the last games of the day were the 8th grade games. I'd rather have started with the older kids, but nobody asked me.

Youth football back then paid $20/hour or a fraction of an hour. We'd work 43 games and walk out with $120 to $140 dollars. Football was (and probably still is) king.

My minimum "leave the house" check these days is probably about $20 to $25. I wouldn't work for $10.

10 games is a busy week for me. Although I just looked, and starting tomorrow, I have 11 games over 6 days. Then six days off for uncle Sam and the state of Colorado, then back at it.

It's so good to be back on the court this year.