Anyone read this month's Referee

[jjrye22]

We are assigned slots and don't use crews. In our area there are never really enough refs to go around (ALL games have a minumim of 5 assigned, anything medium level will get a full crew of 7).

Generally being unprepared, always missing equipment, or consistant errors of judgement and lack of basic understanding will keep you from officiating higher level games (being invited to the training for the next level certificate).

People loose their license for not showing up, or major offenses (a lot of our refs are also active players. An ejection in a game as player is a suspension as ref, 2 and your license is pulled - stuff like that).

James