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Common sense is like luck. It occurs when preparation and opportunity meet. If you don't know the rules, then you are going off of "gut", and I promise that there are multiple places in the rulebook that gut will let you down.

I don't give a rat's left testicle if you worked 40 games this weekend at $100 a game, and I certainly don't care how many you played in. The biggest problem I had with officiating was dumping all of the garbage that my coaches had taught me while I played. As far as calling 500 youth games, spare me. Tell me you are calling college ball, or a bowl game, or in the pro's and I will be impressed.

As far as being "invited" to call league games, that makes you a good butt kisser, not a good official. It probably also means that you don't call many penalties and put up with BS from the coaches.

I called 125 games this year in varsity, subvarsity and youth. That doesn't make me a good official. What makes me an IMPROVING official is that I understand I have a great deal to learn, I am following an off season program to get in better shape, I am still reading the rule book, participating in forums and looking constantly for ways to improve my mechanics.

There are officials on this board who have been calling for a long time and are still learning. Your arrogance shows both your ignorance and lack of maturity. If you want to discuss and learn, that's fine, but save the bravado for someone who is impressed.