The Test

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Anyone got the test yet this year to share with us all?

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by Whistles & Stripes
Anyone got the test yet this year to share with us all?

Word of warning W&S: That's a button you're going to wish you hadn't pushed.

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Why? My state's just slow in sending it out, and also, "i just wanna check my answers."

[Dan_ref]

[jritchie]

well then if that is all you want to do is check your answers, then someone will post them in about a month or two, for part 1 and then another month or two for part 2, then you can check them and see how you did!!!! Touchy subject around here, everyone doesn't use the test for practice, it has state tournament game influences in some states!!!! good luck

[WhistlesAndStripes]

OK, well, if anyone has it, email me through the board.

[stripes]

I have never understood why this had been such a big deal each year. If your motives are not good, you will still find a way to get the answers. If you have the answers and someone else wants them to aid in their rules study, why not give it to them?

Why all the drama every fall?

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by stripes
I have never understood why this had been such a big deal each year. If your motives are not good, you will still find a way to get the answers. If you have the answers and someone else wants them to aid in their rules study, why not give it to them?

Why all the drama every fall?

So if I own a store, and I know people are going to steal from me, I should just let them?

Pretty ****ing stupid, stripes.

[JRutledge]

How you feel about this issue is based on where you officiate and how you came up in officiating.

If taking this test is the only reason someone picks up a rulebook, then I do not want to work with you in the first place. I have always found it stupid the way some states administer this test (JMO). A test should not be the judge of someone's ability, what you do on the court or field should be.

Peace

[tjones1]

Test was just posted today to take online. Should be getting the paper exam in the mail any time. Scored 100. Just like every year, be careful when reading these questions!

[stripes]

Originally posted by BktBallRef

So if I own a store, and I know people are going to steal from me, I should just let them?

Pretty ****ing stupid, stripes.

If I ask you for something from your store, you have it, don't mind parting with it and you give it to me, is it stealing?

No, it isn't.

Pretty ****ing stupid example, BktBallRef and it shows that the drama isn't over for this year apparently.

[Dan_ref]

Originally posted by stripes
I have never understood why this had been such a big deal each year. If your motives are not good, you will still find a way to get the answers. If you have the answers and someone else wants them to aid in their rules study, why not give it to them?

If someone needs assistance with their rules study why not just ask specific questions? Which to you sounds more genuine?

- Can someone give me all the answers to the test?

- I'm having trouble with the new double foul procedure, here's the play blah blah blah....

Why all the drama every fall?

I'm sure by now nearly everyone realizes that some folks get assignments based on how well they do on the test.

Now that I've told you this everyone knows, hopefully.

My association uses a combination of the rules test and floor evaluations in their ratings. For us the rules test is taken closed book.

The best advice I have for you is READ THE CASE BOOK. Especially the cases applying to the new rules. Typically in the test (in case you haven't noticed in the past) there will be a question word-for-word out of the case book.

Look at it this way... If you don't know the rule inside and out, how can you make a correct interpretation on the floor.

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by stripes

If I ask you for something from your store, you have it, don't mind parting with it and you give it to me, is it stealing?

No, it isn't.

Pretty ****ing stupid example, BktBallRef and it shows that the drama isn't over for this year apparently.

You're right. Yours is a pretty ****ing stupid example.

Officials get assingments based on rankings. Offiicals get post season assignments based on classifications. Officials get state championship games based on criteria which include taking a closed book NFHS exam in some states. But as long as there are idiots like you who see nothing wrong with giving out the answers, then I guess there are officials like you who will continue to get games they don't deserve. That's for you, drama queen.

[Camron Rust]

Just to come to W&S's defense...he didn't ask for the answers; he asked for the test. Of course, that didn't stop people from responding as if he did ask for the answers.



[Edited by Camron Rust on Oct 6th, 2005 at 03:40 AM]