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Originally Posted by fonzzy07
I am a current teenaged ref. I am doing the high level rec games and am doing my fair share of middleschool games ie 7th, 8th, and freshman patch games. I read one section of the rulebook a night. I have also found that my first year when I wasnt as exicted about reffing, the simplified and illustrated version of the rule book helped. Right now I am working as many games as possible, reading the rule and casebooks, talking to other officials, watching other officials, and I plan to attend a camp this summer. I know I'm weird for doing this at such a young age, but I am a ref so I guess it makes sense.
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Not weird at all, I attended my first camp as a teenager, if you are doing this at that young of an age then you have a passion for it and there is no problem with getting seen at such a young age. It can only help you. Alot of people say that the first impression is a lasting one, but as a teenager in a profession where alot of guys are alot older than you, the evaluators are going to be saying to themselves that you have plenty of years to be molded since you are so young.