Travel restrictions allow you to specify the maximum distance you are willing to travel from your home address.
How to Update your Travel Restrictions.
1. Navigate to Preferences.
💡 If you don't see the Preferences menu item within your account, it likely means that your assignor has opted to not allow preferences (or travel restrictions) within their organization.
2. Select Edit Travel Restriction.
3. Enter your home address in the Search bar, and select it.
4. Add the number of miles/kilometers you're willing to travel from your address.
5. Select Save.
Omit adding a Travel Restriction if you'd prefer to work games any distance from your home.
Frequently Asked Questions — Travel Restrictions.
1. How can I learn more about sharing other kinds of Preferences with my assignor?
Assignr allows you to communicate the following types of preferences to each of your assignors:
Venues / Venue Areas,
Age Groups,
Leagues,
Positions, and
Distance you're willing to travel.
📖 You can learn more about how to add all types of Preferences to your account here: How to Update your Assignment Preferences.
2. If I enter a Travel Restriction, will I still be assigned to games that fall outside the maximum distance I'm willing to travel?
The short answer to this one is: it depends. When your assignor is assigning you to a game, they'll be able to see whether a game aligns with your preferences / travel restrictions or not. Because of this, it is likely that you will only be assigned games that match up with your submitted preferences / travel restrictions.
With that being said, assignors can technically still assign you to games outside of your preferred parameters. Should this happen, you'll have the option to either accept or decline those assignments.
3. Tell me more about the logic behind travel restrictions.
Travel restrictions are calculated on a straight-line distance. For instance, a 30-mile travel restriction will allow games within a 30-mile radius of your home address.
4. How can I remove my Travel Restriction?
To remove a travel restriction, select Edit Travel Restriction, then Remove Travel Restriction.
5. I'm part of more than one Assignr site. Do I need to enter my preferences / travel restrictions for each site separately?
Yes! Preferences / travel restrictions are site-specific.
6. Can I update my preferences / travel restrictions on the mobile app and the website?
Currently, preferences / travel restrictions can only be updated by logging into Assignr.com. We plan to add this to our mobile app in the near future though!
7. I don't see a Preferences button in my account. Why?
If you don't see the Preferences menu item within your account, it likely means that your assignor has opted to not allow preferences / travel restrictions within their organization. Feel free to reach out to your assignor directly if you wish to communicate preferences to them.
The exception to this is if you yourself have assignor permissions. If you're an assignor, you can view officials' preferences (including your own, if applicable) from within each person's profile.
📖 You can learn more about utilizing preferences from an assignor's point of view here: How to Understand Officials' Preferences.
8. Is my assignor able to view and update my preferences / travel restrictions?
Technically, yes, assignors can view and/or edit your preferences. With that being said, the expectation is that officials are typically the ones managing their own preferences.
9. How do Preferences / Travel Restrictions affect Game Requests and Self-Assign?
If you are part of a site that allows game requests or self-assign 'if it does not create a conflict,' then you will only be able to request or assign yourself to games that align with your Preferences / Travel Restrictions.