Qustions about college ball

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Thank you for the insight, Felix. I truly appreciate it. Let me just follow up on a couple things you said.

Originally Posted by FMadera

I live in Illinois, I got my PAVO National rating in Texas this year, but that's an anomaly.

I don't even know what this means. Could you explain the rating process and how it relates to where you live?

Could be junior college, could be D-III, there's not a huge difference between the two. Frankly, NAIA is a much higher level than D-III IMO.

This is very interesting. In basketball, I don't deal with NAIA at all. I don't even know if there are any around me. I guess I'll find out, if things get that far.

If pay is your foremost concern, then you may want to stay where you are.

As I said, pay is not my foremost concern, but I'd be lying if I said it wasn't a concern at all. I love officiating basketball, and I generally don't mind the travel; but honestly, I don't LOVE officiating volleyball. So if my choice is "very good paycheck close to home and dinner with the family every night", or "pay is slightly better with a 3 hour round trip and home at midnight", I probably wouldn't be all that eager to move up.

Understand that a college coach *is* that person's job, as opposed to a high school coach

I'm also used to this from the basketball side. Dealing with the coaches is not what I do best, but I can do it.

R2ing is extremely important at the college level. Get better at it

Believe me, I am acutely aware that I need to get MUCH better at everything. I did not make this post to try to show off. But I did want some perspective on the next level to help me make a decision, should it get that far. And again, I sincerely thank you for all the help you've given me; not just in this thread, but over the last year.