Given a game that starts at 4:00 PM, you might see the following info on a when assigning officials:
Looking at the line highlighted in RED:
- Note the ">4:00pm". That means the official has indicate he/she can start a game beginning at 4:00pm or later near where they are departing from.
- Next, note the estimated drive time of 25 minutes (8 miles).
- Next, note the "-25". Since the availability time was 4pm and the drive time was 25 minutes, that official would be 25 minutes late to that game.
Looking at the line highlighted in yellow:
- Note the ">3:30pm". That means the official has indicate he/she can start a game beginning at 3:30pm or later near where they are departing from.
- Next, note the estimated drive time of 22 minutes (10 miles).
- Next, note the "+8". Since the availability time was 3:30pm and the drive time was 22 minutes, that official would arrive at the game with 8 minutes to spare.
Looking at the line highlighted in blue:
- Note the "<4:00pm". That means the official has indicate he/she can start a game beginning BEFORE 4:00 (note the < symbol) near where they are departing from/going to...indicating they need to be done by a certain time.
- Next, note the estimated drive time of 33 minutes (10 miles).
- Next, note the "-33". Since the availability time was until 4:00pm and the drive time was 33 minutes, that official might not have enough time to work that game before needing to be elsewhere.
Any availability space that is blank indicates that the officials doesn't have a time limit close enough to that game to matter. They may have something for that date, but it is more than an hour to spare.