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While becoming an official may be the best way to accomplish this task in the fullest, it is also the most time-consuming. I have never officiated, never intend to do so. I coach 80 games per year and at least that many practices. I support our club tournaments by helping keep things on schedule, working table, etc. I go to tryouts a couple of times a year, recruit players, attend some of my players school team games to support them, etc.
Do you really want me officiating and doing 2-3 games a year? I would suck! Knowing the rules and interpretations and teaching them are far different than being able to referee a game. If I could put the time into reffing that I put into coaching, I have no doubt that I could learn to do it well. But I have only so much free time and I spend some of it coaching and the rest with my family (who never see me when I am away coaching). I can't and won't put the time needed in to be a decent ref, and I won't do it halfways because it's not fair to anyone who gets my games (and I wouldn't be qualified to ref the level I coach, let alone the level I want to coach, so what would I really learn!)
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