[mightyvol]

I think that one of the biggest things as a official that is starting out is that you take care of your area first and foremost. I have been officiating high school and some small college ball the last 13 years. The thing that I definitly needed to work on in my earlier years was making sure that I had off-ball coverage. I cant stress enough the importance of officiating off ball. There are alot of things that happen during the game and they arent always the situations that occur where the ball is. Put faith in your partner and when you convince yourself of that you will become a better official. Easier said than done, but one of the biggest things that I see from youger officials is that they want to officiate the ball and nothing else.