IanMcC
Well-known member
I thought I would post a short note about the Level 2 Rules Seminar which I completed in North Wales yesterday, as I know there is another one coming up in South Wales very soon.
The 2 days were extremely enjoyable and well run - until the exam time, sadly. We had been sent a sample exam previously. I attempted this twice, scoring 91% initially and 79.5% on a second occasion, when I rushed things a bit. The 91% took every minute of the allocated 2 hours, and my less successful attempt took 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Imagine the shock when, 2 minutes before the exam, we were told that the time limit was now 1.5 hours, for exactly the same amount of questions. The R&As reason for this was that, in the near future, the Exam will be available online, so all sorts of electronic assistance would be available. As a concession, we were allowed to use the Rules Of Golf phone app, which I had only downloaded the previous day. Personally speaking, use of this app on a small phone did not speed things up at all.
Out of the whole class, only one person managed to answer all of the questions in time, and he has been a referee for over 30 years. Everyone else, including people who were very familiar with the app, ran out of time.
A pass is 60%, a Merit is 80%, and a Distinction is 90%. To be able to referee for Wales Golf, you need at least a Merit. It will be really touch and go if I achieve this mark. (Results should be emailed later today.) I feel somewhat cheated, but thought I would intimate this, as at least one person on the forum is attending the South Wales Seminar., I believe.
The 2 days were extremely enjoyable and well run - until the exam time, sadly. We had been sent a sample exam previously. I attempted this twice, scoring 91% initially and 79.5% on a second occasion, when I rushed things a bit. The 91% took every minute of the allocated 2 hours, and my less successful attempt took 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Imagine the shock when, 2 minutes before the exam, we were told that the time limit was now 1.5 hours, for exactly the same amount of questions. The R&As reason for this was that, in the near future, the Exam will be available online, so all sorts of electronic assistance would be available. As a concession, we were allowed to use the Rules Of Golf phone app, which I had only downloaded the previous day. Personally speaking, use of this app on a small phone did not speed things up at all.
Out of the whole class, only one person managed to answer all of the questions in time, and he has been a referee for over 30 years. Everyone else, including people who were very familiar with the app, ran out of time.
A pass is 60%, a Merit is 80%, and a Distinction is 90%. To be able to referee for Wales Golf, you need at least a Merit. It will be really touch and go if I achieve this mark. (Results should be emailed later today.) I feel somewhat cheated, but thought I would intimate this, as at least one person on the forum is attending the South Wales Seminar., I believe.
