[JRutledge]

I will just say this as my final point about this issue. I am really not sure what you really mean about "refresher exams" in the first place. In my state we have to take an exam every year in order to be in good standing with the state and to be eligible for the playoffs. We take the Part 1 Exam and have to pass it with 80% every year before the season starts. We also have to go to a Rules Interpretation every year. If we do not do one of these things or both each year, we can be put on probation for one year. If the next year after that you do not attend both a Rules meeting or pass the Part 1 Exam with a score of 80% or higher, you then your license will be suspended. So it is a requirement of my HS license to take an exam every year. And if I am going for promotion, I must pass the Part 1 exam with 85% or 90% depending on what level I am advancing to. So my point is that we have to take these exams every year and different associations do go over these exams together. We can even do the Part 1 over the internet on the state's site. But for the Part 2 exam it is a open book test for the first level and a closed book for the final level to advance to. The Part 2 is also given on the same date throughout the state, this year it is on December 4th. And you must tell the state in advance (through the promotion forms that they have you fill out) where you are going to go to take the test.

So at least here, we are always aware of the rules and the definitions so for me it is just a matter of fact. But I still feel that knowing the rules only scratches the surface of officiating but is a healthy foundation.