A Day with the Family

11:45am The first phone call was from a referee at the field. The crew was supposed to be doing a GU15 match and there were just a bunch of guys practicing there. I checked the schedule I'd received, twice, while the referee was still on the phone and there was the match, scheduled at 12noon, on the field the crew was currently watching.

11:47am After attempting to reach the person in charge of the schedules (and failing), I called the crew back and told them to head on home as I wasn't going to ask them to travel to other fields looking for a game.

1:58pm The phone rings again. A person I work with to schedule State Cup games was curious as to where the crew was for the 2:00pm match at the field my crew was at two hours prior. I was also informed the visiting team had traveled from the Tri-Cities (at least four hours, maybe, I haven't actually been there) and money had already been paid to secure this match. I mentioned that a crew had been there and it was unlikely I could get the same crew back in a timely manner but would make efforts.

2:06pm After several calls to several referees, I'd acquired a crew who was en route to the field to cover the match (many thanks to those who dropped what they were doing and helped continue the illusion that I am indeed a miracle worker). I called the field back and informed them a three-person crew was on the way, should arrive within 20 minutes and the match would be underway in about half an hour.

4:20pm The center referee called to inform me the Tri-Cities coach would be protesting the match as it started late. We laughed.