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Originally Posted by fullor30
In your case it would sound cheesy 
Is Wisconsin's association rather loosely based? I'm not familar with it. As I mentioned, IHSA is a big deal here. |
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NCAA officials don't wear patches, except in their tournament. I would think the barrier to entry there would be considerably higher than getting high school games.
I've worked in 6 different patch states (PA, TN, LA, WA, MA, IL) and I prefer not having to put a patch on uniforms to work games.
(There are some rec assigners here who pay more for licensed officials, but those people always seem to recognize me (the once or twice a year I do rec) from working their town's varsity games, so I never have to show my card. But they could ask for a card, which would go further to identify a licensed official. I could get an extra patch from just about anyone -- doesn't mean I'm actually licensed.)
For me, the best part is not having to have special stuff for the handful of college games I work every season.