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I'm in my 4th year as a high school official and I know that I don't watch any games the same anymore after being an official. I think the biggest thing that I do know is just try to take in everything from a neutral perspective even if I'm a big fan of a particular team. I'm a student in the Orange Krush (Illinois' basketball cheering section) and often times the crowd will start yelling at the officials (especially the students around me) and I'll just say, "it was a good call." I make so many comments about the officiating at games now that other students are starting to ask me rules questions when they don't understand something.
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