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Originally Posted by JRutledge
Tommy,
My point is that we all deal with it on some level. I am not totally convinced that everyone is hindered in their career by politics. I think a lot of people do not do the things they are supposed to do and when they do not get opportunities they say it is "politics" when actually it is them being lazy or not doing the right things. I live in a highly political area too. But we have people here that think they deserve to work varsity games just because one guy gives them games in some other conference. Well, the reality is that you are almost never going to work for someone if they have never seen you work. That means you probably have to go to someone's camp to get hired. That might mean you have to go to multiple camps. Take time out of your busy schedule. But if you think some assignor is just going to fire someone else that is reliable and has the respect of his conference for some guy that works in a conference that no one respects, you are crazy. Because in my area when guys say this, I start asking questions of what they do and it becomes obvious for a lot of reasons why they are not getting hired in certain places. And most of those things are self inflicted. I am sure that varies from one area to another. But I think it is often blown out of proportion. I could be wrong, but it sounds like a crutch for many people.
Peace
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The tread has meandered somewhat as the point originally was related to the acceptance of lower level HS officials by Varsity guys and the views of officials either now or when they were moving up.
I do agree Jeff, that I see officials complain about their schedule or the politics and yet, make no effort to improve themselves either by attending camps or being active in their associations. It can be frustrating though, if you put the time and effort into it and you are good not to get the schedule you want.
It is what it is and I don't ever see the system changing.