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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
I'm not contesting the facts of the way it is. I'm asking you:
Are you happy with that? Is that a good system? Do you think that their spots should be up for grabs each year if there are people out there who can make that challenge?
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Well, I was hoping not to go there, but yes I wish the spots were up for grabs each year, but that's not happening here. We had 2 vets retire this off-season so that will open up a lot of "top" games. None of the over-50 guys on my board go to any type of camps in the off-season, not even the local "get the rust off" HS team camps. They just show up in the fall and work their normal schedule. When one of them gets hurt or retires, then better games open up for younger officials.
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Originally Posted by JRut
Boy's and Girl's basketball are not the same game. That should be enough to keep the pools separate.
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That's not realistic nor would it be fair in my region. My schedule was all varsity last year, but it was about 60-40 tilted to the Girls side. Most officials wouldn't want to work if they knew there were only going to get a Girls schedule. A good official should be able to make the game-by-game adjustment from a GJV to BJV to GV to BV to NCAA (JuCo Men in my case). I agree with the separation at the NCAA level b/c of the different rules, coverage areas, and mechanics. But HS and below I see no need for a separate pool, nor would it work here in Virginia.