The make up of a good official

[drothamel]

I have an assignor who says, right before we leave the dressing room, "Have fun, and don't put any s@!t in the game." I think that sums it up. The best officials have fun at what they do, and they don't put stuff in the game that messes it all up. Of course, the reason that they don't do that is because they have excellent rules knowledge, communication skills, judgement, etc.; but I still think that if you strive not to put any, ahem, "stuff" in the game, you are working towards an admirable goal.