blindzebra1 The longest day I ever had,was two years ago, at st.johns U, it was a AAU tourney, a sat. started at eight a.m.,(of course, their`s never enough refs)and finished at seven p.m. Did that twice that summer, never again.btw, it was girls.:cool:
btaylor64 14 games in one day. this was about 4 yrs ago but it was unbelievable and what's worse is that I was 17 or 18 at the time and the other guy had to work 14 as well and he was in his early 50s. I gave him major props.
angryZebra just another ref wrote11 games in 1 day. 30 games in 1 week. went up to Las Vegas with some friends a few years ago. Called a tournament director who was running a HS girls tourney, he put me in touch with the assignor (of course we were strangers to each other), who told me he'd get me 4 or 5 games to work. The day before I got up there he called and gave me a total of 32 games in 5 days... day three was 12 games, but one was a forfeit... so 11 is my record. AAU 16-18u girls, and part of the boys adidas big time tourney that the referee camp didn't cover. 😮
blindzebra1 Mark Padgett wroteDoesn't count - they run slow. 😃 tru dat, but it still hurt like hell
Mark Dexter I think my most in a single day has been five games, which has happened a few times (all have been either intramurals or AAU/rec ball). The worst was when I had spent the early afternoon doing scorebook for two back-to-back college league tourney games, then spent the evening reffing five IM games. Physically, I was fine. Mentally, I was so out of shape that there were times I had no idea what I was calling. Never will I do that again.
CLH I worked 14 Varsity boys games in a day. Called at least one technical in every game, and threw out 2 coaches and 4 players. Goodtimes, but never again. CLH
Mark Padgett CLH wroteI worked 14 Varsity boys games in a day. Called at least one technical in every game, and threw out 2 coaches and 4 players. Goodtimes, but never again. CLH How long were these games that you could get in 14 of them in one day? At 90 minutes each, 14 games would take 21 hours!
blindzebra1 CLH wroteI worked 14 Varsity boys games in a day. Called at least one technical in every game, and threw out 2 coaches and 4 players. Goodtimes, but never again. CLH fourteen varsity games?.when did you start,at 5 a.m.?:cool:
JRutledge I think the most I have ever worked was 9. I did this about 10+ years ago when I did not know any better. I learned quickly not to do that again. Peace
CLH first game started at 9, modified clock, dont remebmer exactly how it was, but games generally ran on the hour, makes the last one start at 9 right? didnt get outta there till midnight
Mark Padgett CLH wrotefirst game started at 9, modified clock, dont remebmer exactly how it was, but games generally ran on the hour, makes the last one start at 9 right? didnt get outta there till midnight Modified clock?!?!?!?! If the games ran on the hour, they were probably about 2/3 the time of a regular game. That means your 14 games were the equivalent of about 9 1/3 regular games. Not a full 14, but still a lot. I hope you had meal breaks and bio breaks.
CLH hey tell my bleeding ankles that!!!! had a new pair of shoes that rubbed a blister and soaked my socks
JRutledge CLH wrotehey tell my bleeding ankles that!!!! had a new pair of shoes that rubbed a blister and soaked my socks When someone says you need to "break in" a new pair of shoes, you seemed to take that literally. 😀 Peace
Vinski 10 games for adult rec league tourney. 20 min/halves - running clock. This was during my first year and only my second time at 3-man. Talk about baptism by fire.
CLH JRutledge wroteWhen someone says you need to "break in" a new pair of shoes, you seemed to take that literally. 😀 Peace it's all or nuthing man, that's just how i roll!:cool:
TimTaylor Most I ever did was 9 in one day. Opening weekend of CYO season, all 8th & 9th grade "A" level teams on the main court at VCHS. Best part was the new assigner for CYO forgot to assign me a partner, so I worked them all solo. It was the worst of a number of assigning errors that season, and that was the last season I worked for CYO......
Mark Padgett TimTaylor wroteMost I ever did was 9 in one day. Opening weekend of CYO season, all 8th & 9th grade "A" level teams on the main court at VCHS. Best part was the new assigner for CYO forgot to assign me a partner, so I worked them all solo. It was the worst of a number of assigning errors that season, and that was the last season I worked for CYO...... Nine solo in one day! You definitely win the "Earl Strom Ironman" award. BTW - is "VCHS" Valley Catholic? No particular reason for asking, just curious.
stmaryrams Our local association had an officials clinic to coincide with a Varsity Boys camp at a local university. Unfortunately several of the officials did not show up and we ended up doing 9 games with running 20 min halves. Clock only stopped in the last minute of each half. BTW we actually paid for this privilage. We eventually were given credit for our dues paid for the year. But we were never given any instruction or evaluation as the staff had to work also.