College Officials

[JRutledge]

The main thing is that you got hired to work a college game and a high school official might not.

The main thing is that college officials tend to think in very specific issues when it comes to officiating plays rather than just blowing the whistle to call a foul. They tend to know why they are calling a foul and why they should not call a foul. Part of that is the exposure to camps and having been evaluated on many plays down to the minute it took place in the game. But there are always exceptions, just some things I have noticed.

Peace

[dahoopref]

Besides what the others have said, the one item that worked for me is to have a mentor that works the conferences you want to work. When I went to camps, there were other officials who ran well, looked athletic, and were very solid in their play calling and mechanics; however the assignors/evaluators had no idea who they were. They had very little credibility to other officials established in the conference. In every conference I work, I had a mentor "vouch" for my officiating ability to the assignor and thus had an upper hand on getting hired.

Now that I'm an established "veteran", newer officials (usually from the HS association) who are eager to learn and get better, have asked for me to mentor them. If they indeed have the talent, I have often passed a good word to the assignor who in turn hired them. It is a cycle/tradition that was passed down to me and I hope to continue.

[truerookie]

Originally Posted by dahoopref

Besides what the others have said, the one item that worked for me is to have a mentor that works the conferences you want to work. When I went to camps, there were other officials who ran well, looked athletic, and were very solid in their play calling and mechanics; however the assignors/evaluators had no idea who they were. They had very little credibility to other officials established in the conference. In every conference I work, I had a mentor "vouch" for my officiating ability to the assignor and thus had an upper hand on getting hired.

Now that I'm an established "veteran", newer officials (usually from the HS association) who are eager to learn and get better, have asked for me to mentor them. If they indeed have the talent, I have often passed a good word to the assignor who in turn hired them. It is a cycle/tradition that was passed down to me and I hope to continue.

IMO. If this is true, the assignors/evaluators should just have camps where people are just invited based off of who can vouch for them. I am aware this is the nature of the beast.