Never Forget the Fundamentals

[OverAndBack]

AFAIK, everyone has accepted their share of the blame in this (we're at fault as a crew as well) and nobody feels worse about it than the school personnel. I offer it only as a reminder that we sometimes rely too much on technology and that a 30-second phone call can save a lot of headaches for everybody concerned.

[JasonTX]

I can't say that things are perfect here in Texas because there have been games that didn't have officials. Our assignment secretary for our chapter handles all communications with the schools. Each week for the games that we have contracted, he will send out a listing of the crew assigned to that game to both teams coaches. The coaches should know that if they haven't received that listing then they should be calling. Last year there was a pretty big game in which the coach didn't know what chapter wanted to use. As the week progressed he totally forgot to contact a chapter to arrange for officials They ended up putting some college coaches on the field to officiate and a member of our chapter was there to watch his son play and he assisted them with making sure they marked off penalties correctly without providing any judgment to them.

[azbigdawg]

Originally Posted by OverAndBack

AFAIK, everyone has accepted their share of the blame in this (we're at fault as a crew as well) and nobody feels worse about it than the school personnel. I offer it only as a reminder that we sometimes rely too much on technology and that a 30-second phone call can save a lot of headaches for everybody concerned.

The ladies in the AIA office get it right 97% of the time...... usually when a screw up happens its from lack of communication from the schools.. (not placing blame..they have a LOT on their plate also) The system here beats having a bunch of local associations by far......

[OverAndBack]

AIA seems to me to be a very good state association and, yes, they're very good at what they do in this regard.