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Originally Posted by BillyMac
I'm not disputed what JRutledge states, he seems confident and seems to know what he's talking about, he works top-notch scholastic and college games and has been a trainer at many basketball officiating camps all over the Midwest, and beyond, probably knows several professional basketball officials, I've only worked scholastic games here in my little corner of Connecticut and have only known just a few professional basketball officials.
I'm just curious as to how someone can be identified as a potential professional basketball official, receive professional training, and then begin to make their way up the professional ladder, with little prior scholastic or collegiate basketball officiating experience.
Perhaps JRutledge is referring to professorial training/evaluation/recruiting camps, just like we have scholastic and collegiate training/evaluation/recruiting camps?
Want to be a professional official? Start by attending so-and-sos professional camp? Little prior scholastic or collegiate basketball officiating experience required? Previous success and accolades at scholastic or collegiate basketball officiating not necessary? We'll teach you the professional way from the get-go? Fastest way up the officiating ladder to an NBA or a WNBA career? Guaranteed, or your money back?
All the very few guys that I know in the professional ranks were previously outstanding scholastic and collegiate basketball officials.
I wonder how many top notch professional basketball officials started out by working scholastic middle school, freshman, or junior varsity games to begin their climb up the officiating ladder?
Maybe one can start officiating at the college level with no scholastic experience; or maybe one can start officiating at the professional level with no scholastic or college experience?
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You miss the point as always by taking some statement without understanding any context. I never said that an official that is in the NBA never worked in their life a high school game or middle school game in their career. I said that you are not going to get into the pro or NBA system by working a college game and all of a sudden you are in the G-League or WNBA. Just like you will not work D1 game without going to a D1 camp of a particular conference. They just do not pick you off the middle school and put you in the NBA the next game. The NBA has a system, tryouts, and applications to file, and then you might get picked and identified in their system. The days of them giving a D1 college guy an NBA opportunity are basically over just on watching them and giving them a shot. The WNBA is used for prospects who they are trying to get experience or are identified as a likely candidate.
Now if you have some specific examples, let me know.
Peace