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In our association you move up when our board says you move up. We have a rookie advisor(me) who evaluates all the rookies and gives them helpful tips for improving. We also have a pretty comprehensive evaluation form that the rookie will give to a senior official who has observed him/her. The more evaluations turned in, the better your chances are of moving up. When our rookie advisor feels an official is ready to move up, he brings it before the board and the board votes on whether to move that official up. Some of our officials will move up after only 1 year. Other officials may never move up and those rare few end up giving it up. Once you move up you are given just a few lower level varsity games along with a whole bunch of better JV games. Attending a camp is helpful for an official wanting to move up. Another thing that is highly regarded is watching the senior officials do games. Talk to those officials at halftime or after the game. Ask a lot of questions(respectfully), listen and learn. Above all, be open to constructive criticism. Don't make a lot of excuses about why you did or did not do something. Good luck and have fun out there.
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