Just to further clarify.

UIL is the acronym for University Intersholastic league
www.uil.utexas.edu
TASO is the acronym for Texas Association of Sports Officials.
www.taso.org

Romano,that post was not meant for you,and I'm sorry if you thought it was.Your language is fine.Please continue asking questions or making comments.We are all here to learn and improve as officials.

O.K my freind
i'm sorry .i was thinking that you lost you'r patience but again i wasn't thinking right so nothing happand.
i't was bad call.....
romano

There is no "official minimum age" to start officiating in the US because there is no single governing body for this. For instance, one association to which I belonged has a minimum age of 18, another 16. However, in the rec league I administer, we start training refs and giving them games once they are freshmen in high school. This would translate to age 13, 14 or 15 in most cases.

There are always some legal implications, so many associations will not offer membership to anyone under the "legal age" of 18.

are you saying that the association ofer the refrees to join to there organization???so you must be very very good..
and another question:could 13 years old boy can officiat 16-17 boys in the high -school?do they respect him?

Okay I will just try and clarify that if there is no contact, then I do not call "over the back" but rather a "push" if there is indeed contact. Is that better? :D

Sorry, not quite sure what you are asking here.

Yes, I am very very good. ;)

I don't think you will find 13 year old boys (or girls) officiating at the high school varsity or even JV level anywhere. We start our new officials at 3rd, 4th and sometimes 5th grade.

Okay I will just try and clarify that if there is no contact, then I do not call "over the back" but rather a "push" if there is indeed contact. Is that better? :D [/B][/QUOTE]Jeremy,I know that you know the rules quite well.That was apparent from your post.The problem was just the statement you made that there WEREN'T any "plane" rules.That statement could be very easily misconstrued by new officials,and possibly confuse them.I was just trying to clarify that point,not question your application of the "plane" rules.

Mark
what i wanted to ask you before:
In some situations if no association ofer you to join them, you do nothing and stay at home?
you should have a very good connections with the strongest man in the association that in you'r area?


to my freind Jurassic:
it's very nice to be very good refree and also MODEST!!!....