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Originally posted by JoeD1:
Where I'm from all I had to do is buy a shirt and BINGO I was referee,even when I moved up to high school all I did was take a test in which it made no difference if I passed or not
I'm interested in hearing how you became a ref and what you had to do to start calling in your area.
In Ohio, prospective referees must attend a 10-week class taught by a certified BB instructor. You must pass an open-book test at the end of the class covering both rules and on-court mechanics. At that point, you're certified to work junior high school and high school JV games. At the end of the second year, you're eligible to take a closed-book test; passing it certifies you to be able to work varisty games. Most new officials don't get JV games until their second or third year, and most don't move up to varsity until the fifth or sixth year (on the average).