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Rut,
I'm sure you have this in your presentation already based on past posts, but make sure they know how important it is to be decent, genuine and tactful with their fellow refs. In our association, we have a couple guys who are just real buttonheads. They call a pretty good game, but they have managed to rub everyone the wrong way over the past few years (usually off the court, sometimes on the court). They are always rated below their true officiating ability (we do peer ratings here).
I'm not one who buys into the schmoozing stuff (I ascended without joining the Friday night after-game beer gathering that many of our officials attend) to advance, but if you're a jerk to other officials enough times, it will definitely bite you in the butt. No different than being a buttonhead to your co-workers at a job... it will get you in the long run.
Z
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