Most camps are going on the assumnption that you have a working knowledge of the rules. Camps are designed to help you understand how to offiicate the game. Mechanics, game management, positioning, philosophy are all part of the camp experience. As a "truerookie," I thought I knew how to officiate. My first realization that I didn't really know how to officiate was my first camp, a Dale Kelley camp that I went to 16 years ago. What an eye opening experience!

I agree with Tony on this. I don't know of any camps where they spend much time at all teaching rules. In fact, at one camp that I attend, on the first day, the instructor stands up and asks, "Who can tell me what a multiple foul is?" God help the poor guy who raises his hand. The instructor then takes a rulebook and throws it in the trash. "Anybody can memorize that. We're going to teach you how to officiate."

That's pretty much the mentality of every camp I've been to.