How difficult is it to be a university football referee? Let's learn how smart you’re.
Referees are sometimes the goal of frustration amongst fans, especially after questionable or missed decisions. But after they make the correct decision, which is the overwhelming majority of cases, they’re ignored.
To offer you an idea of what kinds of decisions the referees have to know and implement immediately, we’ll let you are taking part in an actual referee quiz.
Earlier this summer, I attended a seminar for Mountain West/Conference USA referees outside of Dallas, led by former Big 12 referee Mike Defee, the referee coordinator for each conferences. The seminar focused on standards, recent rules, coaching suggestions and game logistics. It also included a multiple-choice quiz for the referees with questions on various game situations. Other conferences hold similar seminars.
“The test is designed as a comprehensive test of the rules to ensure that participants have taken the time to acquire a good practical knowledge,” Defee said. “They have to pass it or they won't get a schedule.”
A passing grade is 70 percent, and team head referees are expected to attain higher. All of the Mountain West and CUSA core referees passed this 12 months, Defee said, but some developmental referees didn’t make the cut.
I personally was blown away by my 48 percent rating once I took the quiz on the clinic, so that you won't see me on the sector. The original quiz had 27 questions, but we've reduced it to fifteen. We've also clarified a few of the wording to make the sport situations easier to know. Let's see for those who're smart enough to be a university football referee.
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