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Who the best officials are is always going to be subjective. What is the basis for who is the best anyway?
I think a lot of guys who claim they should be at a certain point often are not very deserving or are not as good as they think they are. And actually I have never heard anyone from the IHSA say that only the best work the playoffs. I have only heard what the criteria is and if you follow the criteria you will be considered. And guys thank that means working college or working other levels. Well it is one thing to work a college game with some very decent athletes in a gym with 10 people watching. It is quite another to work a HS game with 3000 and on TV. As much as I love working college games, I have never been as nervous working any of those games at the NAIA or JUCO level that I am working a big time high school game. And I did not want to mention names, but a couple of those people you mentioned have not worked any further than me. Actually some of those individuals are not holding me back at all. Peace
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Just look at the 2A State Finals for example and how what happen might follow those officials for the rest of their careers. And not all the officials were directly involved in some of the crap that happened. Even we posted plays here of what took place and this place goes to the world, not just Illinois. Peace
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It's easy to work a game where there's no controversy, no crap, no defining moment where the spotlight is on you when you'd rather it be somewhere else. Maybe it sounds like I'm just an old guy, but "good" experience counts for something. That said, it sure does make it hard to break in for some really deserving people. It's not a knock on the guys, though, that have been doing it well for a long time. What's funny is the most pressure I've felt was umpiring a Little League game. Then again, I'd never worked a plate job on ESPN before, knowing I was going to be criticized by people all over the country if I screwed up. |
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Yes. Regular season assignments are all determined by the schools. Either AD's assign themselves, have someone else at the school assign, or hire an assigner. There are probably about 50+ assigners in the state, most with just a handful of schools. There are 3 big assigners that have maybe 30% of the total schools combined. About 50% of schools assign for themselves to save money, so getting games from them involves knowing the AD or making cold calls.
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I agree. But there does come a point when a persons inability to get plays right deteriorates to the point where all the intangibles in the world cannot make up for it. The tangibles are much easier to measure and it is pretty evident when watching that a person can no longer handle the level of game they are being asked to work. One of the biggest problems I see are guys who think they should get a state final in their fifth season This might be true for the majority, but there are always guys out there that are capable of doing so. We have guys from the Chicago area that were doing mid-major D1 basketball by their 5th year officiating. You think they couldn't handle a state final game? |
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This is a load of crap. You are either ready to work the game or not. That might take some training and experience to get to the point where you can handle the on the court stuff. After that there is nothing one can do to practice or simulate working games in front of big crowds other than going out there and doing it. Some people will be able to handle this and others wont, but working more games in front of small crowds isn't going to make you any more prepared to handle this situation when it arises. |
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Actually...I thought this was one of JRut's most insightful posts ever.
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I was disagree with the statement that it makes a difference if there are 10 people in the stands or 3000 and that one can better handle working in front of 3000 with more experience. The experience one gains by working games can make your judgment better, you can learn to be in better positions, work on your mechanics, and manage a game better. But it doesn't matter how many games you work in front of small crowds you will not get better at working in front of big crowds. You will never know if you can or cannot handle working in front of big crowds until you are put in that situation and if you cant handle it, all the experience in the world will not make you any better at it. The ability to not care or worry about the stuff that is going on outside of the game on the court is innate. You either have it or you don't.
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You are right, just because they are working D1 doesn't mean they are good. However, regardless of whether or not they are good, they would not last at the D1 level if they were intimidated or overwhelmed by the experience. Therefore, the young official can be as good, better, or worse than the more experienced official and be just as capable of working the state final game. |
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