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Originally posted by JasonTX
Ram, You have been spending a lot of time on this officiating forum. I'm starting to get the feeling that you are starting to take an interest in our brotherhood. What do you say? You ready to give back to the game that has entertained us all? Nothing better than putting on the stripes and having the best seat in the stadium.
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I have learned alot here and not just what comes out of the rule book either. And yes I have taken an interest. I have read several articles on what it is that officials do to prepare for the season and for games. I have learned that they strive to keep officiating the same team no more then 2 or 3 times a year. I learned what they do when they go to Texas before the year starts. I have learned what percentage of correct calls are acceptable, I have learned what dteps it takes to become an official where you start, the road through grade school, high school, small colleges, big colleges and arena. If you make it to NFL Europe, your then just one step away from the big time. I learned that officials get to their gigs on the day before the game and they then have a meeting about an hour after the last official arrives. The meeting consists of a training tape of plays from previous weeks and examples of specific rules for that week. The crew then views a tape highlighting the plays stopped for replay, both coaches challenges and the replay official from the preceding week. The crew reviews the video of the game that they officiated the preceding week. The crew discusses an exam that is given them each week in order to keep them as sharp as possible on the rules. I have been doing much reading in trying to understand not just the rules but the officials duties and preperation as well.