Association Meetings

[Matt S.]

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Having grown up and living in the northern suburbs, I've had the chance to learn about these associations as opposed to the one I'm a part of in LA (where I'm a student).

My problem with the way things are done in Chicago is that you have an extrmely political system that oftentimes doesn't allow the cream to rise to the top. I can remember during my high school days (I went to a school in the Central Suburban League, before they went to 3-man) there would oftentimes be officials that were, to be frank, terrible. And they continued to work varsity games, simply because they were "in" with the assignor.

In LA, while the same politics exist, there is still much more room for younger and newer officials to climb the ladder faster. This will be my 3rd year in the group, and I'm pretty sure I'll see some varsity action.

It sounds liek you've been fortunate enough to be connected with the right people early on, and that's great. Unfortunately, there are a lot of officials in the Chicagoland area, and some get the short end of the stick.