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OUr zone is very small we've only got about 11-12 officials to cover all levels from Elementary up to Varsity. We've got 5 schools, 6 middle schools and 10 elementary schools.
So we can be busy. For the group of us who do varsity games we might see a particular high school 6-10 times per year.
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I just did a quick count, but our association has at least 61 schools but I probably missed a few. I think we have around 250 or so officials.
I won't see most teams more than twice, but I have seen one boys team four times and was supposed to have them a fifth time this week until I got switched to a different game the night before. |
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Our association covers six high schools and their respective feeder middle schools. Most of the middle schools play at the same gym as their high schools.
I went to one school five times this year, another one three times, and I had two others twice each. |
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Twice As Good ...
340 officials, 70 high schools (varsity, junior varsity, freshman, boys, girls) and a couple of dozen middle schools.
I may see the same team three times a season, but very seldom. The maximum is usually twice.
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We dont have this problem in Chicago area. Each conference has an assignor, and one can work for as many or as few assignors as they want or can get games from. Also, we have 100s of HS in close area so there are plenty of different places to go. I work about 30 miles from my house. During my daily commute, I probably go within 15 minutes of 50 HS. That said, because I can have a school on the road at many different sites, I might have them in Christmas or Thanksgiving Tournaments, or the assignor might send me there more than once a season, it is possible for me to have the same school 3-4 times in a season.
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I might only have a team twice a season and that is if I have a team in a tournament or shootout. I will only see a two teams twice this year because of conference the assignors put me at the schools twice and that can happen when teams are good and the assignor wants to put certain officials on a certain level of game (rivalry or schools that have problems when playing each other). Rather rare that happens, but it does happen. That being said, even when the post season starts, I will likely see teams I have not seen all season at least at the regional level. Peace
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We have around 20 schools and 65 officials. For me to see a team 4-5 times in a season isn't unheard of. We also cover about a 200 mile north to south area so I might have one school at home twice then on the road twice.
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There are upwards of 75 high schools in the metro area. Three assignors handle most of these schools. It is not uncommon because of multiple assignors, tournaments, shoot outs and non conference games to see teams multiple times.
I will see at least 20 teams two times and two teams three times. One assignor cares and will make an effort to avoid an official seeing the same team too many times. The other two don’t seem to care. Personally I don’t like to see a team more than twice. Three is okay if they are spread out far enough apart. Anymore than that doesn’t seem to be good for anyone. |
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On the girls side, I saw two different teams three times. On the boys side, I have one team that I have seen twice. I will likely get a team for the second time in post season.
I live in a rural area. The schools are far apart and it requires considerable miles to avoid seeing a team multiple times. |
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We have 10 High Schools (so 19 teams one small school doesn't have a girls team) and just over 20 officials that do varsity.
I have seen 3 teams 4 times each; 2 teams 3 times each and 6 teams twice each. So, I will have seen 11 out of 19 more than once not counting post season. |
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