Consistency? What's that?

[imagomer]

Wow. Deep discussion for summer. I agree with the general point of BillyMac and the additions of some others that players should be able adjust to consistent officiating within a single game. I think "game to game" and "over the season" are much, much more difficult to achieve for officials, though difficulty should not discourage striving for a goal. If I were to attempt to condense my expectations for officiating, I would state them as "competent predictability." (I admit: not a bad expectation for coaches, either) I would expect myself and my players to be able to readily adjust to a competent official making predictable judgements. JMTC.