Association Observation Program?

[APG]

How do you retain anyone if they must work 10 JV games for free? Are you saying an official must call 10 JV games for free before they can get paid to work JV games? Are the 10 free games required at any point if an official wants to move to varsity? Why not pay for all of this?

[Red_Killian]

This is the way our association has done it for years. Yes you must work the 10 JV games w/o pay with veteran officials to move to varsity games. You are working 9th grade and possibly other under varsity games also during this time and getting paid for them. Some new officials question the no pay but w/o doing the 10 games (and passing) you don't move to varsity. Typically the new official rides with the veterans so travel is not an issue.

If you don't want to move to varsity you don't have to go through the evaluation/observation process. Work strictly under varsity and get paid for all your games.

This is all explained to new officials so if they don't like it they don't sign up. I'm sure it turns a few off and we never hear back from them.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Red_Killian

This is the way our association has done it for years. Yes you must work the 10 JV games w/o pay with veteran officials to move to varsity games. You are working 9th grade and possibly other under varsity games also during this time and getting paid for them. Some new officials question the no pay but w/o doing the 10 games (and passing) you don't move to varsity. Typically the new official rides with the veterans so travel is not an issue.

If you don't want to move to varsity you don't have to go through the evaluation/observation process. Work strictly under varsity and get paid for all your games.

This is all explained to new officials so if they don't like it they don't sign up. I'm sure it turns a few off and we never hear back from them.

I certainly don't see the point in not paying. Unless they are an "extra" crew member (like... school will pay for 2 officials at JV, and newguy is the 3rd official on the game)