I believe that it helps out having played. You know have a feel for the flow and things like that. I am not so sure that it makes you better or worse depending on how good you were. I was an above average player and I believe I am an above average official (although it may be a myth that I am above average at anything).
The funny thing is that this year at the state tournament, I officiated with one of the officials that worked a lot of my games when I played. It was pretty cool.
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1-2-3 points I gotta get across, 1)Don't 2)Make me 3)Go off!
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