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Originally Posted by gordon30307
Call it "good old boy", loyalty to a fault, comfortable with the devil you know etc. etc. you've worked with and seen work men/women scatched your head and wondered how in the hell they get this game? You've worked with or seen work men/women and said to yourself I can't believe so and so won't give them varsity games.
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Of course I have seen that. That does not mean that there is a master plan to keep other officials out of the loop either. I also see a lot of sophomore officials (who are supposed to be the next in line) and I wonder how could they even handle varsity game if someone in my game does not show up? I do not see a lot of officials on the cusp that are not getting opportunities. I might work with a couple of people that I wonder why they are there, but I am not seeing many that are really ready to step in either. If you are going to replace the old guard, you have to have people to replace them too.
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Originally Posted by gordon30307
I was at a meeting, camp I don't remember which in which an assignor discussing on how to move up from underclass to varsity said I don't care if someone just moved into the area and did the state tourney final the first year he/she won't get varsity games. Not wanting varsity games from this particular assignor I asked "so if Hugh Hollins (I think that's his name) a NBA Ref moved into the area and wanted to work you wouldn't give him a varsity game. The reply I received ... next question.
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And that is that particular assignor. That does not mean that there are others that share that opinion. As a matter of fact if that was the case, I would have not worked varsity my first year in the Chicago area and two assignors gave me a good handful right off the bat and I had previous varsity experience. And also realize that some of them say one thing to not keep up the expectations of most, and when they find an official that is clearly qualified they pick them up. I work in a couple of leagues now the assignor claimed it would take years to get in their league regardless of your experience and ability. Then when I went to their camp, I was picked up immediately. And I know someone right now that camp into town about two years ago and worked varsity off the bat as well.
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Originally Posted by gordon30307
Some complaints are legit and some are excuses as much as we want it to be life is not fair. That's just the way it is.
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One of the problems in our area is that officials often put all their eggs in one basket. They only want to work for a couple of guys that are close to them. If they tried to look at a broader area, they might not work more of a varsity schedule than they currently do. The best examples are guys directly inside of Chicago. Many of these guys only want to work one of the two leagues in the city limits. If they were willing to go outside of the city limits, they could easily work other games. But in many of their minds working 10 miles outside of the city is "too far" and they do not get games they would ordinarily be available for. Many times it is self-inflected on what they can or cannot do. And let us face it; all officials are not qualified to work a freshman game, let alone a varsity contest. And many of those officials are almost never realistic with what they can or cannot do.
Peace