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  1. Huntingdon loses in the playoffs every year for 1 reason and 1 reason alone. Coaching. They get out coached every year. That great run offense is great during the regular season and will win you 8 9 and 10 games a year but it's a terrible offense if they ever get down by a couple scores. It's not built to score quick and catch up. There should be multiple gold balls in their trophy case but they fail to adjust in crunch time games

  2. 57 minutes ago, CCLHL89 said:

    I guess the question is how do we get younger folks involved more? I do think a higher wage will bring in more young referees. I have no issue with the age of the refs though. I guess, at this point, we will have to take what we can get. 

    How many 20 year olds do you know who want to put up with crazy parents and coaches. Very few can spend $70 to register then a local association fee then $300 minimum on a uniform. $400 in the hole before you work your 1st game and I'm being lightly generous

  3. A TSSAA football official makes $115 for a Varsity game on Thursday/Friday night. TSSAA added $10 if you travel over 30 miles to the school you're working $20 over 60 miles

    They have to be there at least 1 hr and a half before kickoff. Games are typically 3 hours. They have to drive to and from the game. Sometimes they are offered food after the game sometimes they aren't. So $115 for 5 hours of their time. Good money? Not hardly.

    I'd say the average age of a TSSAA official is 50+

    All you have to do to become an official is go to www.tssaa.org pay your $70 and pass a background check and you're in. Oh yeah drop about $300 on your uniform and equipment and you're good to go. Hope to see some new faces next year instead of these 75 yr old men hanging on to get their 50 years of service award

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