Ditto Rick Ky. Our association fields 13 crews on most Friday nights and up to 16 during early season non-conference play.
We recruit using a lot of different methods. For example:
1) Getting the prep sports editor to do stories on officials and publish recruiting notices.
2) We do a "You Make the Call," during the local HS pre-game radio broadcast, which includes a recruiting spill after the "play" but before the "call."
3) Prior to each game, the referee gives a card to the PA announcer. The card is used to introduce the officials for the game and has a recruiting message built in with contact information.
4) And probably our best tool is our web site, which is linked at the bottom.
FYI - Baseball and softball is a completely different story!
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