Controversy in Nebraska

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by tref

Thats a lot of meaningful, high-profile games to work in a 3 day span! There could be more officials selected if they didn't have guys working 4 games in 3 days.

I think many states do it that way. It is that way in Oregon. They're not going to pay travel and lodging for an official to work just one game and go home. They bring them in for a 4 day tourney and each official works 3-4 games.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

I think many states do it that way. It is that way in Oregon. They're not going to pay travel and lodging for an official to work just one game and go home. They bring them in for a 4 day tourney and each official works 3-4 games.

I think WI gets it right in that regard. Everyone works one game. Now, if it wasn't the same faces year after year after year after year......

[Raymond]

In VA there are 40 quarterfinal games played throughout the state (5 classes for both Boys & Girls). Those game are worked by neutral crews in which all 3 officials come from the same association. Commissioners/assignors submit a list of names from their association to work State games to the VHSL and the VHSL puts together each of the crews for each quarterfinal game. (120 officials)

The state semi's (20 games/60 officials) and finals (10 games/30 officials) are all played at the Seigel Center in Richmond. The VHSL handpicks each crew member from the lists of officials provided by the commissioners. Some, but not a large number, officials who worked the quarterfinals also work at the Seigel Center. 90 officials work at the Seigel Center, no one works twice there.

2 years ago the VHSL started an Identification Camp for officials who have never worked a state game so that the VHSL can see new faces from all the associations. Our old commissioner refused to submit names for the first 2 camps. He had openly stated for years that he didn't want the VHSL telling him who to send to the state tourney.