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I think one thing that has been missing in the conversation is that the question was what level is harder to officiate, and not just what level is harder to call. These are two very different things and it takes far more skill, and it's much harder to officiate a higher level game than any lower level game. Largely, this is because the amount that's expected of you at a higher level game is much higher than a JV or junior high game. Game awareness, situational awareness, foul selection and the like all play higher roles in more high profile games, where they are often overlooked in lower level games. If you don't know a kid's fouled out in JH, it really is no big deal, same thing with not knowing the TO situation, etc, but in higher level games, not being aware of the impact of your calls and losing focus is a major problem. If you kick a call in a lower level game and call something that's not there, everyone looks past that mistake, in a higher level game, it can have real implications on the game. So in terms of calling the game, I agree that games when the ball isn't going in and with less skilled players are harder to call, but because of the other factors, the higher up the ladder, the harder the game is to officiate.
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