I realize that you guys have a hard time with context at times. So this might be a hard concept to understand.
Tests are a requirement for just about every High School Official in this country. And if anyone has officiated on a serious level, they had to pass some kind of basic test. And for most of us that is the NF Part 1 Exam.
I for the first time in my career went to see the Class AA Boy's State Finals in Peoria, Illinois a couple of weekends ago. The officials that worked the games (12 officials), I would take a wild guess that their opportunity was not because they had higher test scores from everyone in the state that desired to work that level or officiated the playoffs this year. As a matter of fact, I know that not to be the case. They had to have experience, past officiating experinence, put on Top 15 lists and have the people that make those decisions have faith in them to pick them because they feel they are capable to work those games.
But then again, the debate goes on.
Peace