Appreciate your Assignors

[Rich]

Originally Posted by frezer11

And of those, how many times do the officials work the Fresh/JV back-to-back? Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to minimize the work done by the assignors, but 30 grand is a significant chunk of cheddar!

I don't think you appreciate how much time and effort goes into making sure that there are officials at this many sites. Schedule changes, subs for officials, coordinating weather-related postponements, along with all the other stuff.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Rich

I don't think you appreciate how much time and effort goes into making sure that there are officials at this many sites. Schedule changes, subs for officials, coordinating weather-related postponements, along with all the other stuff.

I can certainly vouch for the complexities and difficulties of assigning. I'm of the opinion that Billy's assignor is likely underpaid.

Of course, I can help a busy assignor greatly reduce their efforts in many ways.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

I can help a busy assignor greatly reduce their efforts in many ways.

We have many members who are not very cooperative when it comes to keeping their Arbiter blocks up to date. You know that you bowl every Wednesday night? Block all Wednesdays. You don't want to work Saturday nights? Block Saturday nights. You have a business, or family, holiday party on a certain date? Block it. You have an early evening doctor's appointment on a certain date? Block it. Planning a three day ski weekend with the family? Block it out. Got a third date with a hot single Mom? Block it out. We also have a few guys that don't check their email every day. Even with various $15.00 fines, this happens all the time. Reasons why I would never want to be an assigner.

[Smitty]

I was told that our assignor earns something around $30k for the job. There are around 350 officials in our association and I don't know how many games, but probably in the thousands throughout the season. It's a thankless job - and based on the emails that have been sent out literally begging people to just follow common sense protocols when you have to turn back a game, show up late, keep blocks up-to-date, and just generally handle your business - I would never want to do it.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by Smitty

I was told that our assignor earns something around $30k for the job. There are around 350 officials in our association and I don't know how many games, but probably in the thousands throughout the season. It's a thankless job - and based on the emails that have been sent out literally begging people to just follow common sense protocols when you have to turn back a game, show up late, keep blocks up-to-date, and just generally handle your business - I would never want to do it.

# of Cranky phone calls from dissatisfied AD's
x Number of "That Guy" officials in the assigning pool
= Reason I'm grateful someone else is doing the assigning at whatever the cost

[frezer11]

Originally Posted by Rich

I don't think you appreciate how much time and effort goes into making sure that there are officials at this many sites. Schedule changes, subs for officials, coordinating weather-related postponements, along with all the other stuff.

As I said earlier, I'm not trying to minimize their work or in any way imply they are overpaid, I just didn't realize the compensation was to that level. Not only do you have the initial games to assign, but there's turn backs, game time changes, weather postponements, last minute turnbacks.... AND... I'm assuming most of these assigners also have another non-basketball job they do as well!