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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2011 11:58:02 GMT -5
Do you plan on a sequal book, or do you have any plans to collaborate with another official on an autobiography? I have had some very general conversations about another possible book, though it's just it's only in the discussion stages now. Nothing has taken definite shape. But I would love to do it, so I'll keep thinking about it and work on a definite plan. In the interim, I'm sure I would enjoy writing some articles on officiating and getting to know more about the work at all levels.
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Post by JugglingReferee on Feb 16, 2011 12:52:00 GMT -5
Mr. Lister,
I don't have your book and since I'm studying for a promotion, I likely won't read it for at least a year.
Buuuut, I do want to thank you for taking some of your time to make us referee geeks happy.
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Post by kirby on Feb 16, 2011 13:20:03 GMT -5
You've mentioned how impressed you were with NFL Officials' dedication and time spent on officiating.
What was one or more of your other preconceived perceptions about football officials that has now drastically changed as a result of your fantastic work?
Thank you very much for writing the book. I enjoyed it.
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Post by teo on Feb 16, 2011 21:30:29 GMT -5
Mr. Lester, first of all, thank you for answering our questions. I don't have your book, since I don't live in the USA, but I will try to buy it online, I'm looking forward to read it. I've always wondered how the officials combine their game assignments with their regular jobs, as every year they have to work Mondays, Thursdays and Sunday night games, so they would miss at least 3-5 weekdays each season. I wonder if any of them spoke of their schedule conflicts and travel arrangements, with how many days/weeks in advance the League notifies them if they have a game in Miami or Seattle, for example, or if they have to fill for an injured official.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2011 11:43:57 GMT -5
Mr. Lister, I don't have your book and since I'm studying for a promotion, I likely won't read it for at least a year. Buuuut, I do want to thank you for taking some of your time to make us referee geeks happy. You are most welcome. I am enjoying the interaction.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2011 11:59:49 GMT -5
You've mentioned how impressed you were with NFL Officials' dedication and time spent on officiating. What was one or more of your other preconceived perceptions about football officials that has now drastically changed as a result of your fantastic work? Thank you very much for writing the book. I enjoyed it. I loved researching and writing the book and am glad you liked it. The idea for the book grew out of my curiosity about the people who combined work lives on and off the field. There not really any preconceived notions about them that were drastically changed. But I did learn a great deal about who the NFL official is. Finding the sense of fraternity in the profession--that reaches across all levels--was probably the most profound discovery. More than one told me that the sense of relationship can extend across the levels at which one works. An NFL official who might need assistnace with a personal matter could expect to get a helping hand from someone who works at the college level, even in the absence of great personal familiarity. I was very impressed by the mutual respect throughout the profession.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2011 12:14:12 GMT -5
Mr. Lester, first of all, thank you for answering our questions. I don't have your book, since I don't live in the USA, but I will try to buy it online, I'm looking forward to read it. I've always wondered how the officials combine their game assignments with their regular jobs, as every year they have to work Mondays, Thursdays and Sunday night games, so they would miss at least 3-5 weekdays each season. I wonder if any of them spoke of their schedule conflicts and travel arrangements, with how many days/weeks in advance the League notifies them if they have a game in Miami or Seattle, for example, or if they have to fill for an injured official. The stories told by Bill Carollo about his job in overseas sales and management that he combined with his work in the NFL are fascinating and astounding. Holding down a single job that required the time commitment demanded of him seems like more than a huge handful. To have been successful at two demanding lines of work simultaneously speaks to a rare excellence that is exemplary NFL officials. Flying home all night and having to go to work the next day is not an easy challenge, but the NFL official has found a way to do it. They know their assigned games well in advance so they can plan. But with Monday and Thursday games it is not always easy to maneuver. The league does not want to disrupt a crew for a Thursday night game because one of its members can't change an important Friday meeting for the day job. Most have had good success with advance planning to make wrinkles in the schedule work. Also, most employers like the idea that they have NFL officials working for them, so that helps as well.
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Post by zcr57 on Feb 17, 2011 13:01:58 GMT -5
Mr. Lester, first of all, thank you for answering our questions. I don't have your book, since I don't live in the USA, but I will try to buy it online, I'm looking forward to read it. I've always wondered how the officials combine their game assignments with their regular jobs, as every year they have to work Mondays, Thursdays and Sunday night games, so they would miss at least 3-5 weekdays each season. I wonder if any of them spoke of their schedule conflicts and travel arrangements, with how many days/weeks in advance the League notifies them if they have a game in Miami or Seattle, for example, or if they have to fill for an injured official. The stories told by Bill Carollo about his job in overseas sales and management that he combined with his work in the NFL are fascinating and astounding. Holding down a single job that required the time commitment demanded of him seems like more than a huge handful. To have been successful at two demanding lines of work simultaneously speaks to a rare excellence that is exemplary NFL officials. Flying home all night and having to go to work the next day is not an easy challenge, but the NFL official has found a way to do it. They know their assigned games well in advance so they can plan. But with Monday and Thursday games it is not always easy to maneuver. The league does not want to disrupt a crew for a Thursday night game because one of its members can't change an important Friday meeting for the day job. Most have had good success with advance planning to make wrinkles in the schedule work. Also, most employers like the idea that they have NFL officials working for them, so that helps as well. On the same note, how far in advance do the officials know their game assignments? I've heard some people say that they are given their entire schedule before the season starts, and I've heard others say that the NFL schedules the games 4 weeks at a time. Thanks for taking the time to answer our questions on this site. I haven't ordered the book yet, but I'll probably get it once the semester is over.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2011 18:34:05 GMT -5
The stories told by Bill Carollo about his job in overseas sales and management that he combined with his work in the NFL are fascinating and astounding. Holding down a single job that required the time commitment demanded of him seems like more than a huge handful. To have been successful at two demanding lines of work simultaneously speaks to a rare excellence that is exemplary NFL officials. Flying home all night and having to go to work the next day is not an easy challenge, but the NFL official has found a way to do it. They know their assigned games well in advance so they can plan. But with Monday and Thursday games it is not always easy to maneuver. The league does not want to disrupt a crew for a Thursday night game because one of its members can't change an important Friday meeting for the day job. Most have had good success with advance planning to make wrinkles in the schedule work. Also, most employers like the idea that they have NFL officials working for them, so that helps as well. On the same note, how far in advance do the officials know their game assignments? I've heard some people say that they are given their entire schedule before the season starts, and I've heard others say that the NFL schedules the games 4 weeks at a time. Thanks for taking the time to answer our questions on this site. I haven't ordered the book yet, but I'll probably get it once the semester is over. The games are assigned four weeks in advance. It is generally done by computer. If there is some reason to overrule the computer--perhaps rerouting a rookie referee from a Thursday night or a Monday night game, the officiating department can, of course, override the computer. There is an effort made to try to keep a crew from working with any team more than once a season. If that cannot be accomplished, they generally like at least six weeks separation between the last game for a team and the next one.
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Post by FredFan7 on Feb 18, 2011 18:16:28 GMT -5
Thank you for your participation in this thread and thank you to Richard Lister, Author of The Third Team, for talking to us about his great book about NFL Officiating!
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