There are clinics as well as area meetings...do kids officials "have to" attend...no. The best thing people can do for officials is find out names of the "good" and also the "bad". Go after and get the "good" ones for the big tourny's. The problem is that..there are so many tourny's going on, on a given weekend..both kids and high school. That there are not enough officials...esp in what people want.."good" officals. People do talk about the dislikes of what the "bad" refs do...start talking about what you like and see the "good" officials do. Maybe some officials will read and try and change to what coaches, wrestlers, and parents like seeing from the "good" refs.