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gibb, i'm in the same boat you are. i'm just browsing the football forum to pick up on some stuff. i still play football, so i won't be getting into officiating for a few years, but i want to get a leg up on the rules so i'm not cramming all at once.
and also, it's never too young to get into officiating. age really has nothing to do with it. think about it- what would be the difference between you taking your test at your current age, or waiting 5 or 10 yrs and taking it? absolutely nothing. so it's best to take it early so you have many many years of officiating. don't get hung up on age because it means nothing when it comes to officiating (but years of experience do!).
education prior- you'll probably have to complete a test to be certified (which is straight rules knowledge which is only half the battle). once you join a chapter, you will learn mechanics and other things that will help you on the field. hopefully your chapter has some form of training (because when i first started baseball as a youngster, i had NO help and NO training- i was pretty much self taught by reading these forums for 2 yrs and doing little league before i took my test and "graduated" to doing varsity ball for my local assoc). Hopefully when i get into football in my area the will help me out a little more.
but i'm in the same boat as you are- you'll see my simple questions pop up on these message boards here and there every so often, so don't feel bad when you gotta ask them.
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