Camp or no Camp

[7yrref]

We had a few 2nd/3rd year officials who attended bball camps this summer. A lot of the guys in the association seem to look down on these guys because they are taking what they learned and applying it. Most of the guys putting the camp guys down have never been to camp. Some of those officials have been ref'ing high school for a long time. What is the thought on officials who have never attended a camp. I have a friend who is a DII ref. He believes in camps. He says would you let a doc operate on you who has never been to medical school I don't think its all that serious but what does everyone think about camps and have you had the same reaction from officials who have never attended.