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Originally posted by eyezen
Ok that makes some sense. I wondering then if once you obtained a certain status in IL that you're there for "life?"
Whereas in MO if you truely stunk it up one year and/or ran into a bunch of coaches who you didn't get along with and rated you poorly then your rating would go down.
I can see where both approaches have they're merits and both have they're pitfalls.
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I wish they would standardize terminolgy between states, but I guess that'll only happen when I'm elected king.
Bob's one smart fella - that's why he gets paid the big bucks. I might just add that once you are promoted to the next level, in order to stay there you must continue to pay your dues and pass the Part 1 (open book) exam every year, and attend a clinic once every 3 years. So, as long as you do that, you could stay at your level for life. As far as post-season, however, there are other factors that go into it as well, such as ratings from coaches and other officials, and Top 15 lists submitted by schools and official's associations. They also give priority to Certified officials. However, you could be a Certified (highest) level official, and not get any post-season games if you don't do well in the other areas. I have also seen Recognized (middle) level officials receive post-season assignments because they do well in the ratings. So, just being a Certified official doesn't necessarily make you one of the best officials.