Probably some old thread has gone over this before, but what levels of ball are people on this board regularly reffing and how many years total have you been at it?

Elementary, Jr. High ~1 Year.

4A varsity hs is the highest I've worked during the season. I have finished my sixth season. About 5-1/2 calendar years.

You want our resume?
 

This winter will be my 10th season. I work mostly varsity ball and some college.

Peace

7-8 years doing girls HS ball in NY State, varsity for the last two. Have done some postseason and a couple of college scrimmages.

Seven years of refering (6yrs in Louisiana and 1yr in Virginia), 3yrs of girls varsity, been to a couple of tryout camps

This year will be my 5th

V-HS. Some college (D3JV and NCCAA).

I have worked 16 years of basketball. I work about half high school games and half college games.

This fall will be my second season. Last year I worked MS, 2 freshmen, and 1 JV game. I have also worked some varsity scrimmages and am going to a three person camp in a couple of weeks with varsity teams.

This fall will be my ninth season of H.S. Been to state twice... reffed one state championship game.

Z

Just finished my high school education, refereed during all four years of high school. Starting my fifth year and I've done it all from 3rd grade to high school varsity. More of the former, but am starting to work towards the latter more now. This season should consist of about 90% high school, the rest grade school.

8 years of scorer's table experience (HS Varsity, NCAA D-I).
4 years of on-court officiating (college intramurals).
Not sure what it's going to be next year.

WOW!!!
 

This just goes to show how different things are in other parts of the country. There is pretty much no way anyone would get to a state final once, let along two in an 8 year period. There are people around here that do not get a Regional assignment (first level or round of games) by their 8th year working high school basketball.

Peace

Just completed my second year.
I've worked: 5/6th, 7/8th, Fresh/Soph, JV, and V. On both sides, girls and boys.

1 year- Jr. Pro, Grammar school, Jr. High, AAA high school scrimmages, Jr. high semifinals in my area, and AAU state tournament. Through all of this I got very lucky and gained great connections and got invited to IIOC camp, one of John Guthrie's camp.

[Edited by refTN on May 30th, 2005 at 07:34 PM]

Eight years now, six of them at HS varsity level, four years doing jr. college - women to start for a year, then mens and womens since then (remember, up here, juco women uses two-person). I've been to a few provincial (state for you guys) tournaments, am still waiting to do a final.

Obviously, though, the system is MUCH different than down where y'all are....so can't really compare straight up.

10 years HS Varsity
5 Years State Torunament
1 State Finals (this year)
1 year JuCo Men

16 Years reffing
11 years Junior Championships
4 years State League

Career highlight - reffing New South Wales Under 16 Men versus New Zealand Under 16's.

This will be my 20th year doing basketball. I usually work JV and Varsity. Some MS.

I have been officiating for 11 years and have worked in 4 states due to military moves.

I work about 60/40 high school/college.

12 years... HS Boys 4A.

12 years. HS varsity (mostly girls - my choice) at the AAA level -- highest level in VA. Not sure how much longer I will be able to do this -- turned 62 yesterday.

4 years total. The last two have been at the college level.

Starting my 4th year
Last year almost all JV High School.
I do a Catholic league on weekends Grades 4-8.
Just passed to Class 1 in Ohio so I can now work towards Varsity High School.
I am scheduled for some Frosh JV double headers with a 3 whistle crew for this year.

Finishing my fourth year.

I have worked 4 years of high school.
1 year of JUCO, Division III, and Division II, all on the women's side.

I also do Rec, YBOA, AAU, and MS.

Two years; Mostly Freshmen and JV. I am currently on the first rung on the ladder of progression.

4 seasons of HS ball (2 in DE / 2 in VA)
worked two regional games this year

Officiated for 4 years in college, got to do one women's ACIS Intramural National Championship.

Re: WOW!!!
 

That is one of the things that I am most grateful for - I am in a part of the country where the opportunities are plentiful(for some people):
I have 4 seasons of college(DII and JuCo - M/W) and next year will be my 10th season as an official. I have been fortunate enough to do 5 Regional finals and 4 state finals(including the large school Boys state final 2 years ago).
I have a passion for officiating(as so many of us do) and I am so grateful that I have been able to accomplish the things that I have.
AAR

Starting my fourth year of HS ball
first 3 years JV boys and girls
last year progressed to girls AA varsity
always looking to move up and learn fron those on my board with many many years of experience. When over half of Board 90 has 15 or more years of experience- some as many as 50; I am humbled
4 years of rec ball Boys and girls 8-16- you cut your teeth here

stew in Va
CVBOA

Starting My Tenth Season this Fall
 

will be my 5th year of girls varsity, 4th year of boys. Probably about an average advancement rate for this neck of the woods.

Zero year of "official" officiating experience at any levels combined.

1 year experience of learning and tuning my rule knowledge in this forum.

Grateful for all the help I've got so far.

experience
 

I've been doing grade school, mostly 7th-8th grade, for about 12 years. I've done some high school here and there, but I have enjoyed a good career and reputation among the grade schools in our (Lutheran) circles, and have stuck pretty close to home. Green Bay Officials Association!

My sixth year on and off since I move a lot in the Army. Did my first year of Varsity this past season (boys and girls). I also worked recreation youth games and some men's rec leagues. My time does not permit anything higher right now, and, come to think of it, it barely allows me to do even the little I do; but I love it and will keep working whatever level they need me to work.

starting my 4th year...90% jv boys/girls, 5% varsity and 5% junior high...some AAU and summer rec

About to begin my 4th season, 3rd varsity (boys and girls). Got a sectional tourney assignment last season.

Thank you, Mick.

My fifth year officiating. 65/35 high school/college schedule.

Started rec ball in grade 7. By grade 12 I was calling our HS recreation league (made for some interesting days at school when I T'd somebody up the night before). I did 4 years of intramurals at JMU. Started working HS as a junior there and since have 8 years of HS experience, 5 with a full varsity schedule. 1 state semifinal in Maryland and 2 years of D3 NCAAW under my belt.

OCReferee



[Edited by ocreferee on Jun 1st, 2005 at 10:45 AM]

My Resume
 

As a junoir and senior in High School, I did little kids rec ball and one adult rec league. In college I did four years of college intermural ball. After 13 years of reffing maybe one or two games a year for charities, I took the test and got my patch in PA. I have seven seasons under my belt and last year was almost eclusively Varsity and Junior Varsity for boys and girls. Last year I worked a AAAA exhibition girls game, other than that it is mostly A to AAA experience - no AAAA teams in Beaver County. I had to go to Pittsburgh to do the AAAA game.