State Tournament Assignments

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by VaTerp

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Quarterfinal crews are all from the same association, are likely selected by their commissioner, and travel to another part of the state for the assingment. ....

Crews don't necessarily have to travel for the quarter-finals. I believe (and I may be wrong) that the VHSL avoids having crews work games involving teams they officiate during the regular season. There are 3 different associations who work public school games here in Hampton Roads (ODU site), so it's possible for a local crew to work.

Also, you have my son's school, which is playing its games (girls and boys) as the #1 6A South seed up in Richmond instead of at ODU in Norfolk. So I can conceive of the Richmond board (my association) working that game.

[Rich]

No such classification here. 90 officials each year work state in WI and all are state officials and receive a plaque (and a star to put on a plaque). On your 2nd through 5th state assignments across all sports you get a star to add to that plaque. In basketball, all crews work 1 game at state, either a semifinal or a final. 5 divisions, 2 genders - 30 total state games across two weekends.

You get a new plaque on your 6th state assignment across all sports and every fifth thereafter.

Had I been given a uniform patch to wear (impossible here since, thankfully, we wear no patches at all) I wouldn't have worn it. I have 2 baseball game hats that say STATE with the year on the back from my two state assignments that I could wear for games (they are legal game hats) and I'd feel like a tool wearing them in a game. Baseball there are only 12 umpires assigned statewide (only 4 new umpires annually) and in the two years I went I worked 11 games.

[Rich]

I can't imagine someone wearing a state final patch. To me, it's an invitation for someone to say, "how can a state final official miss that?"

So, do you wear that for one year or forever?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Rich

I can't imagine someone wearing a state final patch. To me, it's an invitation for someone to say, "how can a state final official miss that?"

So, do you wear that for one year or forever?

Where it all games. Usually they shut up if you want to know the truth.

Peace

Originally Posted by Rich

I can't imagine someone wearing a state final patch. To me, it's an invitation for someone to say, "how can a state final official miss that?"

Don't focus on the negative Rich! Instead think of all the times you could stare downp a fan while pointing to your state finals patch.

[Rich]

I would have one if we had them. I just don't see the benefit. Of course we're a no patch state, so I like buying a shirt and not worrying about affixing a patch.

[Multiple Sports]

The whole patch issue really irks me.....In our state and I don't work hs anymore, you are given one at the state semis and finals. I have two. I used a Velcro patch ( not to ruin the shirt) and after my game my patch went as deep in my junk drawer in my kitchen as possible. It is amazing the number of people I saw the following year wearing their patch at high school games.

Now as far as the NCAA patch...these stories will make you cringe.

1 - I know of someone who would walk into the locker room open up his bag so you could all his patches attached to the underside of his bag and then walk out and leave his bag like that for all to see

2 - I was fortunate to work a college conference tournament game, this guy attached his blue NCAA patch to his winter coat right over his chest so when he walked into the gym everybody knew he was in charge.


Moral of the story....use the patch in that game. Put the patch far far away or make a Christmas ornament out of it....

I have now left my soapbox.....