Camps

[zebraman]

I'm with Rut on this one. You need the basics and if you go to a "bigtime" camp, you might end up getting so much information thrown at you that you get frustrated or have it go in one ear and out the other.

Go to a local camp that is designed for high school officials. Check with your local referee association as they generally know of the camps in your area. Our local ref association has a "video library" and yours might too. If so, I'm sure they will let you check out some videos to take home and watch.

Also try to work some youth leagues in the summer and fall and have an experienced partner work with you and give you feedback. I have been to camps and they are valuable, but the most improvement I have made has been as a result of the feedback of veteran refs who watched me work live school games.

Z