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Originally Posted by GarthB
Officiating in some areas is very provincial. I know of two professional minor league baseball umpires who are not yet allowed to work Varsity games in their home association suring school season. Unfortunately "time-in" is valued more than ability by some associations.
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Just because a young official is working at the college or pro level doesn't mean that the individual does a superior job to the more senior official who is only working the local HS games.
There are many reasons that upper level assignors hire young officials. One of the most obvious is that he is betting on their development. He gives them a chance to gain experience while working with some of the folks on his staff and waits to see what happens. The belief is that these individuals have time to progress and the assignor will take the chance that if he starts them early enough and provides opportunities they may pan out, while this is not the case with the older person.