JRutledge |
Mon Sep 15, 2003 01:30pm |
[QUOTE] Originally posted by ChuckElias
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Others, including at least one poster in this thread, think that tests are just about useless so it does no harm to supply the answers. They feel (I think) that the result that you achieve on a test has almost nothing to do with how you perform on the court. So you might as well just give the answers, b/c getting them right isn't going to make you a good official if you really stink; and getting them wrong isn't going to make you a bad official if you can actually call a decent game. I think that's a vaild position, too, although I happen to disagree with it.
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Well considering that many states use the NF Part 1 Exam as an open book exam, you are not giving the entire picture. Yes, getting the answer or not getting the answer is not going to determine your ability as an official, but being a good official also comes with experience and "seeing plays" to understand the rules better. A person coming here that has never officiate at all (which this poster seems to be) is not going to understand the inner workings of the rulebook and casebook. It is all going to be Chinese, until they get on the court and see what the rules and questions actually means. Because in my state and in all the associations I am a member of, they go over the test and give out the answers. And it does spark up some interesting debates and these discussions help throw out test questions every year, because the question was written so poorly or is confusing, the IHSA just considers it correct. Getting the answers are not going to help officials to stay in shape to run after kids more than half their age, is not going to get you more games to "see plays," or go to camps or attend association meetings that might discuss how to handle an irrate coach.
Because if officiating is just about taking test, then why are you here in the first place?
If the only time he picks up the rulebook is to get the answers for the test, then he is not going to be much use to anyone. Now that is my opinion. ;)
Peace
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