Technical foul??

[NBA2003]

Hey Ilya-

I would suggest you start officiating as soon as possible. I started when I was 13 and I wish I started a lot earlier. I am now 23 and love working basketball games. It is my favorite hobby. Summer is an excellent time to begin, very relaxed. I was fortunate enough to have a few senior officials that ran the summer leagues. So they attended all games and critiqued every game you worked. This allowed me to learn so much. After your next game ask one of the officials for the local assigners phone number. Maybe they have a mentoring program they can get you into. Even if they don't have you on HS level games you can get to know some of the officials. If you build some rapport with the right person you may find an invaluable source of information and someone that can "bring you up."

Good luck to you. I hope you find officiating as exciting as I do!

Scott