High School games in your State.

[Mark Padgett]

As I've mentioned before, my son Josh just joined the major association here in Portland. Although it was his first year in the Assn., he was assigned to the third-year class, because he had so much rec experience and he attended a review night and was evaluated prior to his class assignment. That's as high as they can put you with only rec experience. His schedule was all Freshman and JV. After only this first year, he was just told he will achieve "regular member status" next season and will start to get varsity games.

There is a procedure wherein a ref can "transfer" from another association and have his experience there count here. He is put in the cleverly named "transfer class".