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In Virginia, we do not have a "license". We take the federation exam every year (given twice a year). My association requires a varsity official to score at least 85 on the exam and you must attend the rules clinic every year. JV officials have to attend the rules clinic every other year. We move up (98% of the time) after attending a summer evaluation program -- must be invited to the summer program based on ratings received throughout the season. We changed our rating system/procedures this year and if a JV official wants a rating, they must initiate the process by doing a self-eval and emailing/snail mailing the form to the varsity official(s) who will in turn rate the individual and send the rating form to the rating committee. Previously, the JV official verbally asked the varsity official for a rating and some varsity officials did not want to take the time to prepare a rating (a##holes). With the new system, if the JV official does not receive anything (after they initiate the form), the VP of the association calls the varsity offical and gives them a "gentle reminder" to get off their butts and do the rating.
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