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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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When you are assigned a playoff game here, you are assigned a Regional. Every team plays in the playoffs here so there can be 6 to 8 teams in each Regional. In Class A (small schools) there are more teams. In the Class A Regionals they assign two crews. One of the crews will work the championship. The other crew will probably work one of the semifinals. Usually each crew will at the very least work two games. Now there are times there might be conflicts, so a particular official might work one game if for some reason they cannot work another day.
In Class AA (big schools) there are not as many teams. The last few years they have assigned one crew for the entire Regional. I worked 4 games in my regional last year. I also had one more team than most. But everyone assigned (unless some kind of conflict) had a least 3 games.
Officials that work a Sectional (all regional champions) will work at least one game. They will get two games if they work the Championship of the Sectional. There are two crews assigned to work the 3 games.
The Super-Sectional is just one game and the level that determines who advances to the State Finals in Bloomington (Girl's) or Peoria.
State Final officials that get to that level will work 2 games no matter what. They assign 4 crews (12 officials). Everyone works on Friday which is the first day and the quarterfinal round. On Saturday the officials work one game. They will either work one of the semi-final games or they will work the 3rd place game or the Championship game.
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