Thanks to Frosty for allowing me to take this on. I'll try my best to run it with the same tough but fair spirit he has to date. With that in mind I have a couple of points I'd like to make note of for anyone involved in the Reffing 202 program either currently or looking to take it in the future.
- Only those people listed as Tutors in the OP hide tag about Reffing 202 should be accepting jobs as Tutors, those who are white-listed to self ref need only take on tutoring jobs if they are contacted by me in order to renew their license. Basically having the skill set to pass the program does not necessarily mean you have the skill set to teach it.
- Anyone who has followed my thoughts on reffing in the past would be aware that I strongly believe flavour should be mandatory on all serious reffing jobs. This means Gym, Tournament and yes, Reffing 202 battles. Flavour need not be a novel, it can be as simple as a narrative telling of the actions that round, some snide and somewhat snarky commentary from an impartial referee about the events of the round or a conversation between the referee and one of their Pokemon as many have used to good effect. Those who have passed Reffing 202 are to be held up as the best referees ASB has to offer and should display this throughout their training and especially after. That is to say, if you do not provide flavour in your 202 match and the accompanying Gym/Tournament/whatever reffing then do not expect to pass the program. Finally if you are already on the white-list and continue to ref important (read: Gym and Tournament) matches without any semblance of flavour then you risk having your status revoked. This is not asking much, it literally might take 60 seconds per reffing at most.
For now, that is all. Happy refereeing!