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[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Rich

I will personally be hiring at least a few of those officials for varsity games in the conference that I officially start assigning tomorrow (20 boys teams, 19 girls teams). For some, it will be their first varsity assignments.

Also, the entire area here is assigned by conference commissioners and ADs. Networking with other officials allows them to put together crews and approach those people for games. We typically assign crews to games, so people need to agree to work together and then approach the assignors that way.

If what I do makes them better officials, you don't think it helps advance their careers?

In your case yes, but in my area officials are only filling slots. No one on the HS level of officiating is doing anything to help officials get better in my area. It's all strictly a money grab. The person who was stymying growth was voted out of office in 2010, and he simply started a new organization and within a year he had all the public school contracts. Though he has passed away, his organization is still run the same way. That's why I refuse to work for that organization.


On a separate note, how are pre-season scrimmages handled for your schools?