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Garth, I somewhat agree with you. Saying there is no way someone who is new will get varsity games is another way to hold people back. I don't understand your statement about nobody getting 100% varsity games. Why do you say that? Are you assuming that there wouldn't be enough varsity games for all varsity officials to get them?
Since working my way up to varsity, I have been in this situation three times and every time the complaints concerning me made it seem like I just started officiating when I arrived at the new location. The complaints really didn't slow me down because I worked hard to get where I'm at and I have a passion for continually improving and doing a good job. I would have a problem with a system like the one in Portland. How should I feel if the official working in front of me is better than me or just as qualified? I would wonder what kind of system I was working with.
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