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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
At the college level is expected that the newer/rookie officials are the best at rules interpretation. All my college supervisors routinely tell their vets to listen to the rookies when it comes to rules. What newbies lack in experience they are expected to make up with rules knowledge.
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I agree with some of what you say (I had a brand spanking new official correct me a few years ago on a kicked ball during an alternating possession throwin), but where the rubber meets the road, or when the shit hits the fan (pick your favorite metaphor), in a hotly contested varsity game (as almost all of our prep school games are), I would still vote for an experienced partner over "just passed the rules test" partner.
On the other hand, if I need a buddy to help me take a written, take home, open book, test ...
Note: There is no prep school hybrid rules, or shot clock, training here locally, or statewide. It's just a short handout that we download from the our local website. It's self tutorial kind of thing.