BrianC14 426 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 This is a question for you guys that work high school games... How many games do you typically work in a spring season? How many games have you been assigned to this season? (assuming you've received your sched). Thanks, and have a great season! :smachhead: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LMSANS 593 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Last year I was scheduled for 51 hs games (softball and baseball) and actually worked 49. This year my availability is greatly reduced and I am currently scheduled for 15 and I don't know what they are. I can see the time on the Arbiter as blue but the schedules won't be released until next week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stan W. 633 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Due to the fact I travel for my regular job, I try and get scheduled for at least 20....last year was my worst for rainouts and reschedules, as I am often unavailable for the rescheduled game.........(that gives my assignor fits).....I hope to get half in.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnySpot 10 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 132...68 before 5/1....spring training deal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Majordave 1,653 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 I forget how many scheduled but I worked 68 regular season and post-season HS games in 2008. I got 12 college (D-II/NAIA) games in out of 20 scheduled. This year: Still waiting on HS schedule. 21 college games scheduled. First game is 2/21. First scrimmage is this Saturday, D-I, supposed to be 50 degrees plus out so I will be a happy camper if it goes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Umpire in Chief 1,651 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 I fall in the same boat as Stan. My work schedule makes it tough for me to get as many HS games in as I'd like. There's only 1 public school district which plays late enough for me, and the private schools are all over the place. I was scheduled 29 HS games last year but only got 18 in due to rainouts. I am hoping for more this year, or atleast less rain. Nothing has been posted yet, but I think they will be coming any time now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UmpJM 647 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Brian, Last year, during the Spring HS season (3/22 - 5/17), I worked 29 games - and had 20 cancelled! It was pretty crappy weather in the first part of the season, even for these parts. Like Stan W., I too travel for my "day job", so I can only schedule weekends and "vacation time" very far in advance. Right now, I've got 23 games on my spring schedule between weekends and vacation during Spring Break week. I'll pick up additional games from the weekly e-mails my assignor sends out with uncovered games due to cancels, rescheds., etc. JM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mstaylor 1,512 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 I work at least three games a week. Where I work for myself, I pick up a lot of reschedules and turnbacks so my average game rate is in flux. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BT_Blue 1,614 Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 No HS this year for me due to work. However I do have 10 college games (once again cause of my work schedule) but hopefully I can pick up more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strike3urout 10 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 I have 39 HS games scheduled for the spring but at least 10-15 will get rained out here in cold wet Southern Illinois. I usually work 3-4 games a week and every other weekend or so I do a double header. Spring season starts the third week of March and ends with the Regionals in the third week of May so the season is only about eight weeks long. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrianC14 426 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 I have 39 HS games scheduled for the spring but at least 10-15 will get rained out here in cold wet Southern Illinois. I usually work 3-4 games a week and every other weekend or so I do a double header. Spring season starts the third week of March and ends with the Regionals in the third week of May so the season is only about eight weeks long. Are you in the Carbondale area? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StoneyK 10 Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 ... and have another schedule yet to come in. After all is said and done I'll be scheduled 25-30 and end up with 35-40 (rainouts, extra pickups) and 2-10 playoff games (district, regional, state). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Umpire in Chief 1,651 Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 I just got my first 3 HS games scheduled and 2 AAU games. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff C. 72 Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 I just got my schedule. Seven dates which = 14 games. I am the newbie so I understand not getting more right off the bat. First date is a DH on April 14. I've told my assignor that I'm willing to work any date. I have put in for more dates but no word yet on those. I'd like to at least get to 20-25 games. Being my first year, it's just JV. Let's see April 14 in Michigan? Probably have snow flying and be about 30 degrees. But we will be on the old ball field!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
POLOGREEN 10 Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 I have been assigned 14 Varsity Baseball games so far. We pick up games as the year goes on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mstaylor 1,512 Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Picking up turn-ins is a great to be noticed by the assigner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
widac 10 Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 This is a question for you guys that work high school games... How many games do you typically work in a spring season? How many games have you been assigned to this season? (assuming you've received your sched). Thanks, and have a great season! Last season ran from 3/10-5/12. I worked 40 HS games and had 7 rained out in that time. We usually get our assignments in two-week bunches. This season starts on 3/16 and I'll probably get my first assignments a week or so before that. I did 121 games total through fallball, last game was a DH on 10/25. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RWPatten 10 Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 I have 25 JH Games as of now. I am in the process of filling in more dates. One thing that is nice here in OK, if you want to umpire and get certified, you have no problem getting games. I received my card yesterday, and I am pumped to get going. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Umpire in Chief 1,651 Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Just got scheduled another game and I'm excited for as few reasons: This is now my first game of the year.The home team won the district and did very well in te region last year.The visiting team is a team which has just gotten better and better every season.And it's an eval game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hemibee 10 Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Season begins tomorrow. I have 40 games scheduled plus the 4 scrimmages I worked last week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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