Anyone see this? (Video)

[Nikki]

Originally Posted by Rich1

Each school or district chooses which chapter they want to use during the season. Playoffs are awarded to chapters by the uil based on test scores and other factors. Most of the time you are sent to a region your chapter normally does not work (but sometimes if both coaches ask for a certain chapter they might get it). The better raked your chapter the more games you get. Crews from every chapter are assigned to the state tournament for at least one game.

The crew in this game were from the Temple chapter (for the non-Texans that's near Waco about 75 miles north of Austin & 150 miles south of DFW). This is not a small town but it is also not a large metro area. There are very few of our larger schools in this area but plenty of schools the size of this game so experience was not an issue.

So does the UIL assigns the chapter for each post season game and then someone within the chapter assigns the officials, or does the UIL assign the officials?

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Nikki

So does the UIL assigns the chapter for each post season game and then someone within the chapter assigns the officials, or does the UIL assign the officials?

As I understand it, the UIL assigns a chapter to a regional tournament site before the season starts. It's up to the chapter to decide who the actual officials will be.

[Rich1]

Originally Posted by Nikki

So does the UIL assigns the chapter for each post season game and then someone within the chapter assigns the officials, or does the UIL assign the officials?

No. Each chapter submits a list of 10 - 15 refs that are their top ranked during the season. Each region and the UIL work together to select which chapters will get that region and then the uil chooses 4-6 refs from the list to work semis and finals in various combinations. Therefs for the state tournament comes from the same names.

However, if this is before the regional tournament level then the two schools mutually agree on a chapter (or uil picks if they can't) and the chapter selects the refs. But, I don't know of a chapter that doesn't send their best because a lot is on the line for the chapters as well.

For the most part, the more.professional and highly regarded your chapter is for officiating the more post season asdignments you get. While the UIL will give at least one game go every chapter for the state tourney, some get more games as well as games of more importance (championships or higher classes).