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PaulK is correct. The Fed exam does not test the total comptence of an official. It's just part of the bigger picture. But it is a great indicater of whether a person studies the rules and has strong rules knowledge.
How important do you feel that these test that we take are for the NF (or anyone for that matter)?
In NC, it's very important. You must make 80 or better and have a cumulative point total of 80 or better on the NCHSAA points system to work playoff or holiday tournament games. Why wouldn't a person who had aspirations of improving and moving up want to make a high as possible on the test? I can't think of a reason. I don't want to be on the floor with that offical who makes 75 on the test year after year. That person doesn't know the rules and will get you in trouble sooner or later.
And do you think that your success on them determine your competence as an official? For example if the official that gets 100% on the test a better official than the one that gets 80%?
I don't believe that the 100 official is necessarily better than the 80 official. But I'd bet that, in most cases, his attitude, demeanor, appearance, mechanics, and judgment. I know his rules application is better. There's more desire there to be a better official.
Tonight I watched 3 JV officials botch a play where a player's name wasn't in the book. If they had known the rule they wouldn't have screwed it up. Do you think they made a very good impression on the supervisor? I don't.
Exam results are an indication of two things,your rules knowledge and your desire to get better.
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