No Exam Chatter?
 

What gives?

Took my test yesterday and was happy to say I found it easier than most years. Am I getting used to it? Smarter? More experienced? Unsure - don't care.

I found fewer issues with what I perceived as confusing terminology in my version - less of the "should", "could", "will", "may," "might" type splitting of hairs. More straight forward IMO

Only 50 questions this yr (for us anyhow). Still the usual "uniform police" questions and several in the area of Team Control and Throw-ins for me.

Overall, another yr behind me for that. Now, let the scrimmages begin!

Mine is in about 10 days or so. Fewer trick questions. At least down here. I think it is a combination of a number of things which includes having a broader base of knowledge to recognize what is correct and what is not.

NCAA test was a piece of cake, I ran through the 35 questions in about 30 minutes and got a 94 (33 of 35). I know one of the ones I missed b/c it was one of those "always/never" questions.

I'm doing the FED test right without books in front me. I'm flagging all the ones I need to check the book for, which so far is quite a few :o

Took me ~90 minutes to do the FED Test. I looked up fewer answers than previous yrs......of course, apparently, I should have looked at a few more.......

A lot of states stopped taking the NF test, so I am sure that is why there is not much talk about the test. We still have to wait about a week before our test is even available. We are in a different time I guess.

Peace

Anybody got the answers?

;) :)

November 1st you can pick A, B, C and D. :D

Peace

Got a 96 on FED test...based on the rules referenced I missed one of them b/c I mis-read the question.

Took the 50 question test KS requires. No results until Nov. 22.

Here in Ohio, you take the test with an open book to get your license. After 2 or more years when you are eligible and want to be able to do Varsity, you take the test again but its closed book.

After that you never have to do the test again unless you let your license lapse.

Ha, I got a 96 on the NFHS test too! I learned something (new to me) from one of my errors, and still don't know the correct answer to the other one I think I missed.

Up For Discussion ...
 

Give us a crack at it.

The rules reference was concerning successive time outs. I think (thought) I understood what they are, and when you can and can't have one .... maybe I just misread (or mis-answered???) the question. Do "they" ever make mistakes on the correct answers for these tests?

I lost my practice test. Anyone have the questions?

Wow!
 

After I hit "submit," I had my results almost instantaneously.

It tells us the areas we missed (4-3), but not the specific question.

Says, we'll be able to review our specific test results/questions in Dec - after testing is over.

let me guess...did it also have the words "calling official" and "opposite"? I think that got me too...:o

Shoot me an email Pete.

Hmmmm :D

Is that the NCAAM or the NCAAW test?

Men's

And the answer is?
 

I submitted mine yesterday. I got a 94. On 2 that I missed, semantics tripped me up. On the third one, I read too much into the question. Oh, woe is me. Not!!

In Michigan, no testing required, I believe we are one of two states that do not require one.

Closed book here, 50 rules questions, plus mechanics questions. We get a practice exam that we work on together, before the exam on 11/27. My experience has been that the practice exam is always tougher than the real deal. Makes for good preparation, if you ask me.

Slight Correction
 

This is the new protocol here in the land across the lake from Rut:

"Beginning in 2011-12, for an official to be eligible to work a
Quarterfinal, Semifinal or Final contest, that official must take and
pass the 30-question MHSAA Rules Test for those sports in which the
exam is offered with a minimum score of 80 percent."

It just came out today and must be submitted online by December 8.

When can you not have successive timeouts?

5-12

There is no rule 5-12 anymore. It has been incorporated into rule 5-11-7. Successive time outs are still defined in rule 4-43-2.

Typo: 5-11-7

Good catch, I changed in my original post to read 5-11-7. Thanks

While I seem to get around the same score every year, I don't seem to "read anything into it" anymore. I've gotten better and they have certainly become less frustrating. I seem to either mis-read the question, the question is just poorly written (IMO) or I make a stupid error.

I looked at my exam from last yr - duh! :o

I'm the same way. I always seem to make that dumb mistake/s that keeps me from perfection. OH well, so be it. :(No matter what I still get to work the night shift.:(