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Originally posted by tiger49
I can tell you from experience in working with a new umpire in our association this year who never worked a ball game before but does hockey at the Junior A and OHL level. He came in as a rookie at a high level and quickly became one of the better umps in our association. Being an official in any sport uses many of the same skills, especially in dealing with situations. That former players don't have.
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I couldn't agree more with this statement. I owe a lot of my success to the fact that I knew about the process of officiating from working basketball.
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Originally posted by tiger49
I have looked into being a football official in my area, but after seeing a good friend and former HS teamate being treated with kids gloves(BTW this kids father was a CFL referee but lived in another area) and discussing how everything works in my area. I thought why would I be on a chain crew for an OVFL game for $25 when I can do a baseball game for $50. Now if I saw that I could move up quickly within my association it might be a different story
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Did this guy expect to get the high level games right off the bat?? You need to be able to prove yourself. I've spent the past 2 seasons doing sticks for the OVFL, hopefully I'll start on-field work with that league soon, I know that I need to put the work in, do the clinics get experience, and that takes time. Oh yeah, just because you're related to a high level official doesn't mean you should automatically jump the officiating cue. I have an uncle who is now in the CFL, yet I started at the bottom and have been working my way up. I wouldn't have expected anything different. Past performance does not indicate future success.