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Originally Posted by JRutledge
...officiating is about concentrating on things that are realistic and getting good and calling or dealing with things that are much more realistic. ... Officials should be concentrating on basic fouls and basic violations. To me to call anything is trying to be a maverick with the rules so that you can prove you know something. This is not solid officiating just to call something because you want everyone to get along.
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Originally Posted by tomegun
Following that advice right there will get an official really close to where they need to be. Great post!
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While one should concentrate on the basics, I wouldn't discount the value of being prepared for the oddball situations. Experience is simply having seen the strange situations before. One can also take steps through discussion and research to be prepared should an uncommon play arise. It is always better to be prepared and know what to do, rather than having to make up something on the spot.