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Originally posted by Nevadaref
If that AD really wants to see good, young officials, the first thing that they need to do is throw out the seniority system.
This more than anything else is what puts people on games that they shouldn't be working and keeps people from doing those games who should be there.
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I really don't think that there is anything the matter with a type of seniority system,as long as:
1)the officials involved have achieved a certain level of officiating expertise.
2)the officials are still physically able to keep up with the play and get into position,and are actually doing so.
Experience is a very valuable commodity to have as an an official.Problems do occur,I think,when an official is lacking something in #'s 1 & 2 above,but he/she is still being thrown out on the floor ahead of better qualified officials,whether they are younger or not.I also think that you have to throw your good,young officials into the fire,to get them the experience that they need so that they will be ready to replace the older guys/gals when they they start wearing down. JMO.