I'd probably retire if I had to go back to 2-person. I've had a good run.

We are doing 3 person for the first time at the high school level in Oregon this season on a limited basis.

It requires opt-in from both the officials association and the school league/conference. In our area we have two conferences that have opted in at the varsity level only for this season.

The allowing of schools and leagues to opt in has made the transition to 3 take much longer than necessary here.

What it did for me the last 8-10 years was make me have to bounce back from 2 to 3 to 2 from night to night. This year I'll work no 2-person games.

I'm simply not as good or consistent in either system when I have to alternate. Others will claim it's no big deal....and I don't believe them.

Speed it up!

If I ever moved it'd probably be back to Oregon.

so was the foul on Team B? for crashing thru the screen?

It is simply a cost issue for the schools or conferences. Not saying that is a good reason, but you might not find many officials qualified to work those games and you will not have schools willing to pay an extra check a game for a lower level game.

Peace

Maybe I should be more appreciative of the assigner. I don't know how much say he has, but I know he fights for 3-man on basically everything he assigns.

Well in my experience in this area, the assignor can fight all they want, but it does not change the school and their budgetary situations. If they do not want to pay and extra $40 to $50 per game it is not going to happen. And depending on how many games, that could go into the hundreds of extra money for the school to pay out. And I can tell you schools in Illinois often are not being funded as the state says they are supposed to be (do not get me started) because the budget is not resolved. Those few extra hundred dollars makes a difference.

Peace

Yes.

And don't move to Arizaona

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See BillyMac's post on previous page.

Is the crew in that video a varsity crew officiating a varsity game? At first, the answer seems obvious - yes. But, after watching the Trail officials (lack of) mechanics...oh boy...:eek:

I think it's clear that this is not a varsity game, at least not one played during the high school season.

The bleachers are pulled in behind the benches. The teams for the next game seem to be waiting behind the benches. The officials for the next game are waiting behind the table, leaning against the packed-in bleachers.

To me, this is clearly off season ball.

Where slackers go to get the rust off. Scrims!