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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
That's the point where we disagree, Jeff. It seems like the IHSA tests your knowledge as a way to make sure that you really do know something about the rules- right? Before they license you, it seems that they do want to at least ensure that you pick up a rule book and look at it occasionally. Doesn't having the answers given to you kinda negate the whole purpose of anyone taking the test in the first place?
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I do not disagree with your position about the basic part of the test. But if anyone has ever picked up a Referee Magazine in the past year, our system was talked about in great detail. The testing process was just a very small percentage of the requirement. I agree that the test is to encourage people to pick up the rulebook, but it is not the only or main factor. All the people that have contacted me are not from my state and claim they do not use the test for the purposes many here have objections to. I have been here a long time and many states do not administer the test the same way. Many do not even use the Part 1 at all. Officials should be allowed to use the answers to study for other tests. If the NF was so concerned about really testing officials, why do they advocate the Athletic Rules Study program, which asks the very same question 5 years in a row? It seems to me they could come up with some different questions each year if they really wanted folks to look thru the rulebook. When I used ARS to study for the Part 2 exam (in different sports too) I had already seen most of the questions thru the program. All I had to do was memorize the question and the answer. I did not have to look up the answer in the rulebook to know what the correct answer was.
Peace