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3 Person crews- In IL we use them throughout the state. With three man crews you can get much better off ball coverage if all three officials stay in their primary and not just watch the ball. But if you in New York are short on officials (which i dont know if you are or not) I would not recomend them if you do have enough then i definetly recomend them.

While a ratings system is important to assure that the best officials are working the best games. It also helps to have an evaluation system which helps better officials instead of demean them as what sometimes happens when rating systems are used.

As for other topics you may want to discuss recruitment of new officials and retention of veteran officials. You may also think of discussing sportsmanship