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JRutledge is right. Read everything you can get your hands on. Go beyond the rule and case book. I try to read everything I can about officials. Read stuff from other sports too. Baseball umpires and football officials go through a lot of the same game management things that basketball officials go through so you can learn from them as well. If you do a search on Amazon for Referees or Officials you will find numerous books related to current or former officials. Also, be ready to listen. You will get lots of advice from many people, be willing to LISTEN. You don't have to agree with everything, but you will get a lot of different perspectives on many things. If you ask questions, you will find plenty of officials with stories and advice. It is hard to find an official who isn't ready to talk or give advice. But you are on the right track by asking questions in this forum, I have learned alot from it already. Good Luck
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