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Originally Posted by ChuckElias
Bill, I'm Board 31, just north of you in Springfield. We don't have a ratings system anymore, so I can't really give you any input into that. The college ratings (for ECAC) give the coaches some input; but also include the open book test, peer ratings, attendance at the rules clinic and the assignor's rating.
My question is: why are JV officials rating Varsity officials? I don't think I'd be real comfortable with a 2nd year official rating me.
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We started doing that last season. As a 2nd year official last year, virtually all varsity officials got superior ratings from me, because from my point of view they were far better than me, though I felt somewhat over my head. But there was a previous problem in our board with JV officials not getting ratings from varsity officials and they figured the goose & gander theory would at least get ratings done. With the advent of the online assignment system and the ability to do ratings online, the assignors could ensure that ratings were given out. This season, after having more expereince and after having learned a lot in camp and through my mistakes, I felt more confident in my observances and the ratings were not all the same for everyone. I stay for the varsity games and not all JV officials do that, so I feel that I am learning even more by observing the varsity officials and watching what they do esp. if they have made suggestions to me after my game. I have thought to myself,"Oh! THAT'S what he/she meant" many times.
So, although the ratings are given by JV officials, I am guessing that for the most part, they are higher ratings than what the varsity officials might give each other because missed assignments etc are much more noticeable to those who have called more games.