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			In Northern California, almost all the leagues use 2-person mechanics during the regular season.  Once we get to the state tournament, however, we start using 3-person for both boys and girls.
 Is this common in other states? One thing I do not like about this system is that teams are used to 2 refs all year, and the playoff officials have worked 2-person all year - then at the end of the year, we all of a sudden throw 3-person into the mix.  I'm not quite sure that is fair to either the officials or the teams.
 
 If the leagues had the money, I think most would choose to work 3-person all year, but we are lucky to get paid fair with just 2 officials...
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