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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
LocDog and I are in the same association but have not yet met (he just moved here this season).
This is a nice idea except that the associations in Oregon don't get to set their fees...we have little say. The OSAA sets the fees that assoications are permitted to charge schools/pay officials for all JV and Varsity games (and, at the same time, it also sets the fees that the schools are required to pay). The OSAA also is in control of what kinds of crews are used for each type of games. Associations are chartered by the OSAA and are required to follow the OSAA regulations. Freshmane/Sophomore games are not as regulated...schools can use independant organizations/officials.
While there may be people willing to work the games, they can't. The OSAA will not let the schools hire through anyone but chartered organizations. And, the OSAA will not permit organizations to compete for schools. They generally assign the schools to the organizations.
This prevents a lot of conflict situations....schools can't shop for officials groups that they like based on a couple of wins/losses. The organizations are not incline to behave unethically to win a few more schools.
On occassion, there have been new organizations that have been chartered and areas split, but it doesn't happen often.
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I've been told by several officials that the schools voted down 3 man (not sure if it would have taken effect this season or next) this past summer. I have heard anything from "it was voted down almost unanimously" to "it was about 60/40" to "all the big schools wanted it, none of the small schools did"
Do you know which is the closest to the truth? Do you know how it was proposed to the schools? Was it just, "do you want a third official for varsity games for the same fee?" or was it along the lines of "1 crew of 3 officials works JV/V double-header for just an overall small increase in fee?"
If the state is so in control of fees and 2 or 3 man, why aren't they more proactive in getting 3 officials for at least varsity games?
If the school is allowed to use non-licensed officials for F/S, why do they get paid the same for JV?
Sorry for a million questions, and maybe this forum isn't the best place to continue this discussion. If you want you can PM me or just reply here, or let me know and I can track you down through email.