Conflicts of Interest

[Snake~eyes]

Originally posted by JRutledge
I disagree with not working a school you attended.

For one it depends on your involvement with that school. I have officiated games at my alma mater a few times and it makes little or no difference to me. It is just another game. For one I know more people at other schools and have a closer relationship with people at schools that I have never attended. So is that more of a conflict than the school I attended and I know a few people from that same community? I can understand if that conflict is working a school where you family still attends and has very close ties, but to just say you can never work a school you attended is silly to me. Especially if you are talking about working lower level games. It might make more sense to work a JV game in the town or same school, rather than working an hour away to work that same level.

I think there are all kinds of conflicts, but if working at and alma mater is the main one, not sure what other conflicts you guys have run into. What if the head coach was my childhood friend? How far are we going to take these conflicts?

Peace

Although I agree that a childhood friend could cause confict, you should eliminate this school if you don't feel comfortable working, otherwise go for it. Oviously you might know some coaches, they may be your neighbors or you might know them from your other job, what ever the reason be. But I do think that if you have just come out of the HS then you should eliminate the school. I don't think you have to eliminate a school after 15yrs but if you believe it will cause headaches then why not do it. And I'm not saying everybody who comes out of the school will cheat for their school or even subconciously make calls for their school, but it does seem kind of hazy.