An Informal Survey

[HokiePaul]

I think this is three things that my association does/provides to schools/leagues that I don't see in other "non-association" games that I work.

1) a certain expectation of professionalism from all the officials (dress code to games, arrive on time, etc)

2) a certain level of training/competence from all the officials (obviously not perfect, but schools/leagues using our association know that the officials will be trained and competent to work the level assigned).

3) all the administration involved (one point of contact who takes care of everything involved with officials (scheduling, paying)