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[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

Jurassic, you make some valid points, but how did we let it get to where it is today?

Why do some associations insist on perpetuating the good ol' boy crap?

There's no one-size-fits-all answer imo. Unfortunately, you have to adjust to your enviroment and either hope like hell the enviroment changes or work like hell to change the enviroment. The inherent risk though is that if you're gonna work like hell to change the enviroment, you might just screw-up your officiating career path while doing so.

A good idea might be to become fairly established in your local association before before trying to get the changes made. If you are, it's easier because you've established some credibility with your fellow officials.

Officiating should be a meritocracy and a democracy, but what it should be ain't necessarily what it is. And you may have to adjust to "what it is" until "what it is" changes.