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Old Wed Dec 05, 2012, 04:58pm
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Originally Posted by Red_Killian View Post
It helps make sure when you work with a new varsity official you can be confident they have met some minimum requirements and are ready to work the varsity level. It also helps insure new officials are serious about officiating and willing to work to get better.
Sure, the no pay is weak, but for the reasons Killian stated above, I think I like this idea. At the very least, it promotes a (somewhat) merit-based system for promotion as opposed to landing varsity assignments purely based on time served or time spent with the right people, which is absolutely how it works in many (most?) associations.
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