2-person all season, 3-person for tournament

[twoblindrefs]

As a Coordinator who handles both 2-person and 3-person NCAA assignments, if you think officials can easily "handle" the differences, that is a mistake. It is very tough to make changes on mechanics...as for most of us they are instincts/reactions.

With some states in this area using the NF 3-person, I can tell you, most of them struggle, and struggle to a large degree. Throw in the 2-person states at the NF level (as well as the 2-person college assignments) and they struggle even worse.

When you have to think about what you should be doing, it often causes the official to forget why they are there...to officiate!

It is major difference as far as I'm concerned, until some of the best around here (New England) prove otherwise.