State Info

[Jeremy Hohn]

Well here in the western part of Texas, (we are so big I guess we can divide into two, eh Tim?) We use 3 person crews for all 5A, 4A, and some 3A districts if the schools in the distric vote it in during the fall meeting of all the coaches for that district. We have given the schools a financial break of $10/official to help convince their superiors to take on the expense of another official, PLUS we have given coaches clinics showing how much better a 3 person game can be officiated. We don't use the shot clock, although I wish we did, and part of that is because of the expense of the shot clock itself on the schools. Some of the newer schools that have been built already have a shot clock installed so I hope that we can get it in the next few years. It sure would help prevent the boooring stalling that can occur now. That is why I enjoy my college games sometimes more than my HS.