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Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
Dan:
I lived in Glendale, Calf. from 1982 until 1984 and was a member of the San Gabriel Valley Unit of the Southern Calf. Bkb. Off. Assn. for the 82-83 and 83-84 season. And the requirements that SoCalRef goes through every year we in place even then. I had been officiating basketball since 1971 and thought the requirements were great for H.S. officiating and still think that they are great for H.S. officiating. IAABO states have a mandatory yearly exam and meeting requirements too. I can honestly say that every game I officiated in Calf., I officiated with a partner who really knew his stuff. Here in Ohio I have officiated varsity games with officials that I would not want to officiate a jr. H.S. game with and it is even worse with many officials from Michigan.
MTD, Sr.
P.S. When I was in Calf. I was evaluated anywhere from 6 to 8 times a year and these evaluations determined whether you officiated in the CIF tournament or not and whether you stayed a varsity official or were dropped down to JV and FR ball.
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Mark, I noticed you refrained from using the words "best", "officials", "in", "the" and "country" in your post. We all have to attend meetings, we all get formal & informal training, we all take tests, we all get evaluated, we all move up & get dropped. Some of us do this for more than just 1 or even 2 associations. All but one of us can control themselves enough to not use the words in my list.
btw, I too lived in SoCal during the 80's and my experience with their basketball officials was spotty at best - but I wouldn't go so far as to say they are the worst in the country.
Opinions, we all have one. :shrug: