Womens championship game

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by johnny d

In all fairness Jeff, I would say a number of these officials that only work CPS games fall through the cracks and fail to receive post season assignments because the coaches in the CPS do a poor job of sending in ratings, which limits the ability of those officials to move through playoffs. Also a number city officials dont do the stuff necessary to get promoted (many are still x or r) or go to camps, both of which also have negative impact on their power ratings and playoff assignments.

There are a lot of officials that work more than CPS and see teams all over the place. I was not referring to only officials that see CPS. The is CPL, there are south suburbs and there are places in the suburbs that have some of the top teams in the area. And Power Rating could not have meant that much this past season. They found people to use I know that did not have power rating numbers. And we know they use people regionally. So someone from a suburban region is not necessarily competing with someone in the city limits.

[Texref]

Watching thr ufc season finale. The female fight referee is, you guessed it, a female. Found that interesting after reading this thread. First female ufc ref I have seen.

[APG]

Originally Posted by Texref

Watching thr ufc season finale. The female fight referee is, you guessed it, a female. Found that interesting after reading this thread. First female ufc ref I have seen.

The UFC is not involved with assigning referees. And that referee has also worked other PPV events, with males fighting, so it's nothing new for her.

[johnny d]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

There are a lot of officials that work more than CPS and see teams all over the place. I was not referring to only officials that see CPS. The is CPL, there are south suburbs and there are places in the suburbs that have some of the top teams in the area. And Power Rating could not have meant that much this past season. They found people to use I know that did not have power rating numbers. And we know they use people regionally. So someone from a suburban region is not necessarily competing with someone in the city limits.

I agree with this, I was just saying there are alot of officials in the Chicago area that do not take the necessary steps to make themselves available for the playoffs. Even using guys without high power ratings, they are never going to advance guys that are only r past first round of playoffs, and guys that are x will most likely never get a playoff at all in chicagoland area.

[JetMetFan]

For those of us not in the Chicago area, what are R and X?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

For those of us not in the Chicago area, what are R and X?

Must be some NE Illinois code or something.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Adam

NE Illinois code or something.

Isn't there a "code word" for the northeastern corner of Illinois?

[Lcubed48]

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

For those of us not in the Chicago area, what are R and X?

If my memory is accurate, the letters refer to 2 of the 3 levels of official ratings for the state. They are 1) registered, 2) certified, 3) ??. Just don't ask me the order of them. How'd I do, teach??

[johnny d]

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

For those of us not in the Chicago area, what are R and X?

When you first become an official in IL, you are an X. After a few years, you can be promoted to R by going through a process of getting some reference letters, taking another test and a few other things. When you have been an R for a few years you can be promoted to a C, the highest level we have here in IL. Again, there are a few things you have to do, but it isnt that hard. Once you are a C you have the ability to rate other officials on IHSA website. Also, in Chicagoland area, there are very few officials that are R that get playoffs, none that are X. Probably more than 95% are at C level. It isnt that hard to move up, mostly just put in a little time to do the stuff. Unfortunately, there are a good number of officials that dont take the time to go through the process and thus make themselves ineligible for playoff assignments.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by johnny d

Chicagoland.

The secret code has been deciphered.