[bigzilla]

Having observed my wife go from calling jr high and high school to small college to D-1, I would suggest the following. Conferences hire someone to be there assignor, commissioner, whatever name they give it. Most of these people have their own camps in the summer. You pay to go there. They have, for example, an AAU national tournament going on in the same city. The camp attendees (you) ref the tournament games, while refs already in the league and the assignor observe. They often film the games, and afterwards you get critiqued. The assignor then decides who he or she wants to pick up. Also, many are assignors for more than one conference. So, first you may get picked up to do the smaller conferences, and after a few years, if they keep you, you get into the bigger conferences. Basically, you have to pay your dues. And it often takes attending the camp more than once to get picked up. So, find out who the commissioners are in your area for the conferences you are interested in, and find out about their camps.