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Originally posted by BktBallRef
Is it a rarity to get playoff games in other states?
I've never worked less than two in a season, and usually more. Perhaps our system is setup differently here.
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Oh Yes, BBR...it is indeed rare here in eastern WA.
We've got guys in our association that have worked for 15 plus years...and still have never received a playoff game.
We send in the top 20 rated officials in our association to the district office. From there, they are selected by AD's, coaches and the district staff. Those officials selected will then do our district and regional games...this year we had 12 officials selected to do district and regional playoff games.
Our association decides who has the privledge of going to the State Tournament. The Number One rated official gets the first choice of what classification he wants to work. The second rated official gets the next choice, and right on down the line, depending on how many assignments our association receives.
We started a "gentleman's rule" a few years ago...that after an official has worked 2 State Tournaments in a row...that official must "sit" one year. This affords an oportunity for an official that might not otherwise get a chance to work a State Tournament.
We usually only send a total of 4 officials to all the Boy's State Tournament classifications combined, and there are 5 classifications...so we don't even get to have our association represented in one of the classifications...therefore, around here, it is indeed a privledge and an honor to have a State Tournament assignment.