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Originally Posted by Texas Aggie
There's 5 classifications in Texas public schools, which make up probably 98 or more percent of the schools in Texas that play basketball and need officials. I know the largest chapters in the state, and most of the smaller ones as well, use 3 man exclusively for the 4A and 5A classes (largest) of public schools. I'm sure they also assign 3 to other varsity games when schools (public or private) will pay for it. Playoffs in public school is all three man and has been for several years.
I think within 5 years, we'll have 3 man for all varsity contests and many high school sub-varsity games as well. Both JV/V doubleheaders and for 9th or JV tournaments used as paid "certification" clinics.
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As a fellow TX official, we indeed are using 3 person crews now for everything down to 1A in my part of the state (west). This puts a severe focus on both the need to recruit new bodies (we are down 30 members from last season) as well as development of proper game flow and management of the 3 person crew. The game is NOT officiated better by 3 officials out there afraid to blow their whistle, or concerned about "where they are supposed to be" instead of calling the game.