NFHS Rules/Mechanics Exams, Part II, and TheViper

[deecee]

SoCal -- generally new officials (yrs. 1 & 2) get mostly lower level. but I had a couple varsity contests my first year (small school girls) and have had at least 2-5 since and the lst 2 years have been mostly varsity games.

But honestly the most competitive games I have had the previous few years have been either JV tourney semis or finals or the good freshman game matchup.

But I do not see why time of service should dictate whether or not a person can officiate a varsity games. There are some "varsity" officials who are simply there because they have 10+ years experience, and they are not better than guys who work lower level. I honestly wish we would put as much emphasis on ability rather than tenure in this profession. Because each are mutually exclusive. But I do agree that experience is helpful, especially because you would have been exposed to more situations. We lose good officials becuase they are not challenged often enough.