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Originally Posted by dhargaman
As a result of this, it seems that the only officials who get the opportunity to move up are friends or relatives of either an established varsity official, an assignor, or an athletic director.
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From the outside looking in, it seems to me there is your answer. Arrange your schedues so that you have an opportunity to go watch several of the "bigger games" and find an official that you can approach. Compliment his work (assuming it merits a compliment) and try to set up a mentoring relationship. Maybe he/she can watch you work, give you feedback and (most importantly) put in a good word with the assignor.
Luckily, where I call all officials are members of chapters of the state organization. Each chapter has a geographic area they cover and have an assignor (who is a member of that chapter). My chapter also has several training opportunities...which the assignor always attends...as do surrounding chapters. We also have several members that work fairly high college ball that are staff members at camps across the state so even going to an out-of-town camp give you an opportunity for someone to see you work and report back to your assignor.