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Originally posted by bgtg19
While Rut's two explanations (new official and bad official) probably are the most common, in our area one can often see varsity officials working middle school games. Most often, these varsity officials are working with the newer officials. (Just last week, an official who worked the state finals and state semi-finals in the past two seasons was working a seventh-grade game with a brand new official).
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This game was not a middle school game. The game was a 5th grade basketball game. There is a difference between a middle school game and a grammar school game, which this example was. I am going to take a pretty good hypothesis and say this was not a state final official that told this coach to not coach while sitting on the bench.
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Originally posted by bgtg19
In many past threads, Rut has made it clear that he chooses NOT to officiate at the middle school level for any reason -- and he has the right to make that choice for himself -- but I am writing to counter the stereotype that all middle school game officials are either inexperienced or destined-to-remain-at-that-level.
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I also did not say that. I said that I would not fill up an entire schedule to work middle school games. In other words I am not asked because of my experience and I would not be available because of my current schedule. I never said I will not work those games at all; it is just unlikely that a person in my years of experience would even be available. Why, because most of us have real jobs and other obligations. Officiating at the very least is a hobby for most of us and when you get to a point you are not going to work a JH game at the sacrifice of your real job. Unless you are a teacher and will always end your day in the middle of the afternoon, it is not easy to work 5 and 6 days out of the week trying to officiate for maybe $40. I already lose money not taking appointments when I officiate.
Peace