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Originally Posted by ratdude747
However, I did hear that in order to be a ref, you need to be "local" to the event. I couldn't find this anywhere in FIRST's documentation (nor could I find it mentioned anywhere on CD). I've also heard that in the case of one regional (I'm being intentionally vague), a head ref request wasn't approved due to this.
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This isn't true... or at least if that event has that policy, it's not mandated by FIRST. Speaking for myself, I travelled about 1000 km to Montreal to be the head ref this year.
Now... given a choice between a someone from far away and someone who's local, I can see why an event might choose the local person. It can often be easier to retain a local person for future years, for instance. It can also be a lot easier for a head ref to help mentor and train another ref who's having issues if they live in the same area. However, there's no commandment from FIRST saying "thou shalt be local".