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Originally Posted by WhatWuzThatBlue
Can you be hired to work in one of those leagues straight out of school?
I know of a couple guys who went to professional baseball school straight out of college and had only umpired a handful of local rec games prior. They were hired to work Instructional Leagues shortly after. Can that happen in football?
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There is no such thing as "pro school" in football or any other sport. You go to camps, get recommended and you might get a shot at another level (college or pro). Usually those that want to work college or pro have to apply directly to the conference or pro leagues and based on their history they might be given a shot. Actually the NFL does have a "scouting program" where an official can be seen at a game (they claim any level) and brought into their training program and given a shot at both Arena Leagues and the World Football League as a way to possibly promote those officials to the NFL some day. This is a fairly new program and I do not know of anyone that has achieved directly from the "scouting program" that was implemented a few years ago. If the NFL sees you as a candidate, they usually work some World League seasons before they get a full time job.
BTW, the officials that work those leagues "minor" football leagues get paid a lot more money for fewer game than those that work Minor League Baseball. The football officials get to go home and get more benefits than guys working Minor League Baseball.
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