[JAdams]

Our assignors and coaches will tell you flat out that you will have difficulty moving up if you 1) wear glasses 2) have facial hair 3) have hair that bounces around when you run 4) have a sloppy uniform, including unpolished shoes and 5) are overweight. It's not that any of these things affect your ability to make the right call, it's just the perception of your commitment to your avocation. And, after all, so much of life is percepton, isn't it?

Here in Ohio, we don't get travel expenses except for state tournament assignements. But then again, distances aren't all that great east of the Mississippi River.