[GaryVoshol]

On a "build it and they will come" theme ...

In Michigan we have only 1 head ref who also was a head ref for the old regionals. The rest of us stepped up over the past 5 years to fill the positions.

We also have many more referees than we had in the past. And now some of them are wondering what it will take to become head refs - the answer basically being, more districts! We had 7 head refs last season to work 11 district events; one of them ended up not being a head ref at all due to an assigning mixup.

I think I saw a different LRI at each of the 3 district events I worked this year.

Where we do overwork the volunteers is the FTA position. We are fortunate to have a very dedicated crew of FTA's and FFTA's who end up working every or almost every week. But they love it!