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Originally Posted by fullor30
"And if someone is doing it better, they will find them to work games."
In Illinois? Jeff, let me introduce you to the good ol' boy network.
That just ain't the case.
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I have probably worked in more parts of Illinois than most. For example just this month I have already have worked in Plainfield (not school but town), Arlington Heights, New Lenox, Canton, was scheduled to work in Glen Ellyn but game was snowed out. I also worked in Blue Island, then Aurora the next day and this week I was in Nauvoo on Thursday and Abingdon on Friday. And that is just this month. By the end of the year I would have worked as far north as Harvard and as far south as Quincy. I will tell you, I am not the typical "in guy" that got to where I did by just knowing people. I go to about 5 camps a year almost every year, I did not start officiating in the Chicago area, but the very first year I moved to this area I received varsity games. I even worked in a couple of conferences that I was told it would take years to get into because I did not have the history working JV and freshman ball. If you are holding on to that "ole boy network" excuse that is perfectly fine with me. I have seen many people that are not in that “system” get games and get very good games because they were seen at the right camp (which anyone can pay to attend) and because they did the right things to prove they could work the games and were willing to work the games that were given.
And if after all of that you still think their is an ole boy network system, then you need to call me on the phone or email me and we need to talk specifics about this issue and I can give you example after example of how this is not the case and why it is not the case.
Peace