Rich's area - Is it time to drop the 3-man officiating crew?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by ilyazhito

If the college guys teach at a high school camp, it would count for purposes of attendance. This way, college guys would participate in high school camps as high school officials do, just in a different capacity.

I guess there is a reason that HS camp fees are lower than college camp fees ($50 for varsity camps in GA and SC, $100 for post-season credit camps in GA), so that HS officials wouldn't have to pay too much for camp.

However, what other solutions would work if yearly training camps are not the answer? College officials do yearly camps because it is a conference requirement, and they are invested in the process, but what systematic training solution can get HS officials to a higher level of competence that would increase the potential varsity and/or playoff pools of officials? The $64,000 question still remains how to prepare subversion officials with all (or mostly) 2-person experience for 3-person games at the varsity level.

This is a business. Just like any business, there are people that will invest in training that others will never invest in. First of all this idea that college officials are different is rather silly. College officials are not always only college officials. Unless someone is working a full D1 schedule, chances are they are still working some level of college ball. Even in my secondary officiating state, all that is required is to attend a certain number of meetings to be eligible for the playoffs. If you do not attend those meetings, it does not hurt your overall standing for the most part or the games you get. Actually the same applies in college officials as well. You are not required to go to many meetings at a certain point.

Peace