Looking to try Officiating

[gibb2k5]

Originally Posted by grantsrc

As they said, contact a local school and see where they get their officials from. If they get them from an association, ask for the assigners name and phone number. If they hire them on their own, see if they would be willing to pass your name on to some that works for them.

First off, great advice everyone, thanks a lot. You've given me a great place to start.

Secondly, in the quote above, you mention how to network to get hired, but no one has mentioned what education I'd need. Will I receive that information from association? If they hire direct, how do they determine education level? I'll ask these questions to the person/persons in charge of hiring as well, but it's good to have a bit of knowledge going into the conversation.

I guess my main concern about officiating at my age was how much education I'd need prior and respect of age. Apparently, that's not a factor. I'll get a rulebook asap and set a goal to start officiating next year.

Thanks again!

Sean