3 man for sophomore?

[grunewar]

Not until we return to the "affluence" of the dot.com era.

Under these financial times, who can afford it?

PS - My last scrimmage today was a BF game - we did three-man for practice.

[Adam]

We do 3 for JV in our big schools, but had to accept a pay cut to keep it a couple years ago.

[stiffler3492]

JV's could use a three man crew as well. Around here the JV teams are made up of the kids who don't see much time on the varsity level.

I hear what you're saying though...the money aspect is a killer for that idea.

[Adam]

Here, the JV is the future varsity kids. Sophomore teams are extra games, not as big a deal.

[csb1971]

None of our sub varsity games use 3 man crews. In fact, thanks to budget cuts, many of the varsity level games are going back to 2 man. Makes things pretty difficult.

[JRutledge]

It is already done in certain parts of our state. It could happen if people value the "safety" and the future of officiating and not just the money.

Peace

[amusedofficial]

Not a big fan of school systems spending money on three officials. Better than they spend the money on reducing participation fees. The mission of the schools is to get as many kids playing as possible, not to cater to the whims of officials associations.

Is there any objective data on what three-whistle means to your average high school game? I don't mean anecdotes, but has anyone compared number of calls made, or looked at a significant number of tapes and figured out objectively whether there is a statistically significant improvement in how well a game is officiated.

[stiffler3492]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

It is already done in certain parts of our state. It could happen if people value the "safety" and the future of officiating and not just the money.

Peace

Really? Where, Jeff?