[JRutledge]

I think your presence is one of the most important things in officiating that is often hard to define and hard to measure. You have to be able to give the people you work with or the coaches and players know you are in control without saying you are in control. And a lot of this is based on what you look like and how you carry yourself. Someone 6'6" is likely going to have a different presence that someone 5'2" will have because of how they look. But the person that is 5'2" if they do it right can control the room. And really a lot of this is confidence in how you carry yourself, what you are doing, how you use mechanics (signals) and your knowledge of the rules and the game. If you look scared or do not signal with confidence, this can show quickly. And if everything is equal and an official has presence and the other official does not have presence, I am talking the guy with the presence all day.

The suggestion is to watch other officials that are accomplished and see how they carry themselves before, during and after games. Then watch yourself on tape working a game and see how you compare.

Peace