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Originally Posted by SD Referee
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Up until recently, you saw a lot of the same old guys at the state tourneys. Most guys could just put it on their calendar regardless of whether they could really do the job at a high level anymore. Regardless of whether some newer younger officials were maybe "better". Now recently we are seeing a shift from the old guard to newer younger officials that can maybe do the job at a higher level. They are recognizing that our pool of officials is getting pretty old and that they need to move on to the new crop of guys. As long as they are qualified and capable of doing the job at a high level.
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In 2009, specifically to combat commissioners who refused to send up new names, the VHSL instituted a "State Evaluation" camp in order to identify new officials to work the state tournament. The first 2 years of the camp the commissioner of my local association refused to submit names. He got voted out for that and other reasons. That ouster led to the political nightmare which caused me to take my services up to Richmond.
The Peninsula (1/2 of Hampton Roads) is still a mess 6 years after that election.