Uncalled Cheap Shots

[Hugh Refner]

Originally Posted by fiasco

The number of games someone has officiated, or the length of time it took someone to get to a certain level many times has very little to do with one's rules knowledge, or ability to handle stressful game situations.

Really? Then what does it have to do with? Don't you think someone's rules knowledge and their ability to handle stressful game situations is a very large factor in the number of games they are assigned and the level they work? I would think those are both integral factors in advancement. If you disagree, then what factors do you think contribute to advancement up the ladder?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Hugh Refner

...their ability to handle stressful game situations is a very large factor in the number of games...

The higher you go the more this applies. Calling fouls and violations is the easy part. Once you get to a certain level everyone is pretty much on the same page about what a foul is.

What do you do to keep the sh!t from hitting the fan and how do you respond if the sh!t does hit the fan?

[TheOracle]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

The higher you go the more this applies. Calling fouls and violations is the easy part. Once you get to a certain level everyone is pretty much on the same page about what a foul is.

What do you do to keep the sh!t from hitting the fan and how do you respond if the sh!t does hit the fan?

It's also about the leadership you provide to your group as a top official or elected representative...how to teach and motivate others to lift their performance? The higher the level, the higher the quotient of leading and responding to leadership increases.