Study Habits

[garote]

I'm just curious how different people study the rule book, case book.

How do you keep yourself interested in it, retain it, etc.....

I get going on it for about 2 weeks then burn out.

[zebraman]

Believe it or not, I read em' every year (rules, simplified rules, case book and officials manual). I work out every day and I go through them while I ride the stairclimber or bike. I use a highlighter for stuff that seems to have got confused or forgotten (or added or changed) from the previous year.

Z

[blindzebra]

I go over anything new several times to digest it, then I will read through the rule book by section and tie in the case book plays for it.

After that I'll go through it again like that during the season, and whenever something comes up in a game.

I always suggest to younger officials to learn it in sections, otherwise they'll get overwhelmed.

[JRutledge]

I work 3 sports. I do not read all rulebooks.

I will first look over the new rules and all the revisions to start with.

When I take the test, I look up every single answer in for the test and list the place I can find the answer.

I then just start reading the casebook and all the situations that I might be unclear with or that the rules might have changed a ruling.

I will always reread the definitions.

As the meetings start, I will think of more situations to review.

This site is always a great place to think of unusual situations.

Now when the season starts, I will read mostly the casebook.

Peace

[dblref]

I use a software program called ARS(?). You can review by rule, situation, year of exam, etc. I "test" myself usually every day as I eat my PBJ. I also read the rulebook, casebook, and officials manual. Sometimes, I will "re-take" some older tests.

[Jimgolf]

Have your rule book and case book with you when you visit this site. You'll be surprised how much you learn by looking up the situations presented in this forum. Especially when you look up rules that you thought you "knew".

[Camron Rust]

Study? What's that???

Just before the season starts, I usually read at least some of the rule/case books. I rarely read cover to cover. However, I frequently reference the books to look things up.

[ref18]

My best advice, find old exams, go through them, and answer each question with a rules reference.

You'll be surprised when you're in the middle of a game, and one of the test situations pops up and then you'll know exactly what to do.

Also, watch games that other officials are doing, talk to veteran or officials that work high levels, and go to meetings.

If ever you come across a situation you can't figure out, go to the rule book and find a reference, or post it on here, and the vets of the forum seem to be more than willing to help newer officials. I know that the guys on this forum have given me so much help with rules study and odd plays.

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by ref18
My best advice, find old exams, go through them, and answer each question with a rules reference.

If you are going to do that, you might as well use the Athletic Rules Study Program.

BTW, the website is back up. Or you can order online thru Referee Magazine or NASO.

Peace

[DownTownTonyBrown]

By the end of the season, my rule book has been read from cover to cover. I usually do the same for my mechanics manual early in the season. Casebook in combination with the rulebook, I use throughout the season as situations arise. Don't know that I have ever covered the entire casebook; it is valuable but dizzying. A couple pages of the casebook at a time can keep me thinking for quite awhile.

This site during the season is incredible. Have your reference materials situated next to your computer and reference them continuously. As you well know after reviewing these threads, you get both answers and the only was to ensure yourself of the correct answer is to pull out your books and prove it to yourself.

Read, read, read, study, study, study, all of the time.

Ooohh and as I do this, I always take the attitude that I am going to share this information or instruct someone. That's when you learn it; when you can explain it to someone else and defend your answers.

[Dan_ref]

Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown


This site during the season is incredible.

Not always, there are times when it's quite credible.

Not often, but enough.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by Dan_ref

Not always, there are times when it's quite credible.

Not often, but enough.

Ah, another cunning linguist emerges.

No gif posted.

[Dan_ref]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

Ah, another cunning linguist emerges.

No gif posted.

Speaking of that...

A newly married sailor was informed by the Navy that he was going to be stationed a long way from home on a remote island in the Pacific for a year. A few weeks after he got there he began to miss his new wife, so he wrote her a letter. "My love," he wrote, "we are going to be apart for a very long time. Already I'm starting to miss you and there's really not much to do here in the evenings. Besides that we're constantly surrounded by young attractive native girls. Do you think if I had a hobby of some kind I would not be tempted?" So his wife sent him back a harmonica saying, "Why don't you learn to play this?" Eventually his tour of duty came to an end and he rushed back to his wife. "Darling" he said, "I can't wait to get you into bed so that we make passionate love!" She kissed him and said, "First let's see you play that harmonica."

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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Ah, another cunning linguist emerges.

No gif posted.

Thank heaven for small favors!

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by Dan_ref
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Speaking of that...

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Screwed up another thread, didn't we?