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Originally Posted by Raymond
Examples of criteria ...
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- A star high school, or college basketball player, with a name recognized and well known in the state.
- Originally from the local area, with a social, or professional, network already in place.
It wouldn't be with a bullet, but I probably would have moved up the ladder a little faster if I hadn't moved all the way across the state before I became an official; away from my high school teammates, friends, coaches, teachers, neighbors, etc., several who became basketball officials. When I first started, I could count the people that I already knew on my local board on the fingers of one hand.