Basic Officiating Skills or New Officials

[AlexAug01]

Our association is putting together training designed specifically for 1st year officials. We're interested in teaching the newer guys 5-10 basic principles they need in order to walk onto the field and perform proficiently. We're considering topics such as counting players, legal formations, forward progress, communication, etc. We are interested in hearing from other officials as to what skills are most important for new officials to develope, and what basic skills seem to be lacking in most 1st year officials.