How many games in one weekend.....

[mcrowder]

Most I've done and still felt on top of things was 8 in a Saturday (with 3 breaks) and 5 the following Sunday (with 2 breaks). All of us were 2 on, 1 off - and the heat wasn't too bad for Texas.

Worst I've done was 14 1-hour football games with NO breaks. And 100 degrees out. It was a fundraiser, and I worked for half price. 1 guy left with sun poisoning, so the last 8 were shorthanded.

NOT fun.

[Brenda]

I agree with IRISH....you can not give the players the best you have doing that many games. However, having done the same thing to many times I can only suggest 2 on 1 off, plenty of fluids and if offered other off games take all that come your way. By around 3:00 you will find you may just have to wait for your behind to catch up to you.

[BuggBob]

21. 12 on Saturday (10 in a row, one pitch games) and then 6 more on Sunday and then 3 rec league games. I will be the first to admit that by the time my 21st game started I was done. On a 2 base hit I tripped going out towards 2nd and just sat there for about 2 minutes. I was hot and dirty and had worn the skin off of a sensitive area on my chest (remember the Elbeco shirts?).

Bugg

[CLBuffalo]

The most games in one weekend - 14 starting on a Friday evening and ending Sunday afternoon.

The most games in one day - 7 in a row and it’s happened twice.

Last year doing a SP tournament with a partner. It was scheduled that way but I didn’t know it until I got there. After the 5th game I was burning out.

Many years ago I did an ASA 12U FP state tournament and did the 7 games by myself. I don’t remember the last game but I was told I did just fine.

I will never do that again. 2 on and 1 off is the most I’ll do. Ideal would be 1 on and 1 off but I don’t think that will ever happen.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by CLBuffalo

Ideal would be 1 on and 1 off but I don’t think that will ever happen.

No, ideal is one game in the morning, one in the afternoon and one in the evening. That is ideal!

[Steve M]

Not doing slow pitch, I don't know about the intensity of those games. I do know that one limit on the number of games I can do in a day is the intensity level. I can readily do 6, maybe 7, maybe even 8 games of high school aged games in a day. For college aged games, that number drops. For men's 'C' level ball, 6, maybe 7 games in a day. For men's major, don't ask for more than 4 games in a single day. Every time that these "limits" are pushed, the performance of the umpire goes down. I don't want to short the game, short the players, or damage my reputation as an umpire by not giving everything I can in every game I work.

Mike is right - ideally it's 1 in the morning, 1 in the afternoon, and 1 in the evening. But I can't afford to tie up an entier day for only 3 games. The 1 on, 1 off rotation seems to keep me pretty fresh over the course of a weekend.

[AtlUmpSteve]

Originally Posted by Steve M

Mike is right - ideally it's 1 in the morning, 1 in the afternoon, and 1 in the evening. But I can't afford to tie up an entier day for only 3 games. The 1 on, 1 off rotation seems to keep me pretty fresh over the course of a weekend.

For a National Championship Final, or NCAA conference championship, fine. Generally, I dislike 1 on, 1 off; I get more fatigued in that format than 2 on, 1 off. And really hate the way you spend the whole day and seem to barely cover your expenses. Put me on 3 man rotation any day.