End of season party

[JRutledge]

My association(s) do have end of the season banquets or parties. One of them has one tomorrow.

It is a great way for us to tell everyone how good we were and congratulate those that work in the post season. And get ready for the summer business like running camps or other off season work.

Peace

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

It is a great way for us to tell everyone how good we were and congratulate those that work in the post season.

We've had actual fist fights break out (not a metaphor), usually over, you guessed it, assignments, we're basketball officials, what else is there to fight over. It's the old as time, "My whistle is bigger than yours", argument.

Seriously. That's why some want a cash bar instead of an open bar.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

We've had actual fist fights break out (not a metaphor), usually over, you guessed it, assignments, we're basketball officials, what else is there to fight over. It's the old as time, "My whistle is bigger than yours", argument.

Seriously. That's why some want a cash bar instead of an open bar.

One more reason not to have associations or LOA assign anything in the post season. That would hardly be a problem here. But there have been issues over elections and procedures. Not quite fist fights, but confrontations for sure.

Peace

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

One more reason not to have associations or LOA assign anything in the post season.

Our board assignment commissioner assigns regular season, and conference tournament games. State tournament games are assigned by the state high school athletics governing body, with officials voted on by coaches.

Good peer ratings lead to a high board ranking; which leads to lot of regular season, and conference tournament, assignments; which leads to a lot of coaches seeing you; which leads to a lot of state tournament assignments.

It's the circle of basketball officiating life. Hakuna matata.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Our board assignment commissioner assigns regular season, and conference tournament games. State tournament games are assigned by the state high school athletic governing body, with officials voted on by coaches.

Then why would they be fighting?

And I must state that associations do not assign any games for the most part here either.

Peace

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Then why would they be fighting?

Among the membership: peer ratings, and rumors about peer ratings.

Between the membership, and the board assignment commissioner: numbers of games assigned, based on rumors of the number of games assigned to a rumored member at the same, or near same, ranking. Also about getting games on the high end of your ranking versus the low end of your ranking (it's a range of game assignment numbers, not a specific number of games i.e. 35 to 40 varsity games).

Also, arguments with the board assignment commissioner about the number of "big time" assignments versus the number of "small time" assignments. That's 100% up to the commissioner's discretion.

We're a bunch of competitive guys, and sometimes the alcohol will fuel a little extra competitiveness.

[johnny d]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

We're a bunch of competitive guys, and sometimes the alcohol will fuel a little extra competitiveness.

I would assume this is an avocation for all the members of your association, not anyone's vocation. Actually fighting over assignments is ridiculous. Sounds more like alcohol fueled dimwits rather than competitive guys.