Rating Officials..What's important?

[gardenman]

You asked what is the most important thing to evaluate so I will say this. It is following
the mechanics manual. So many officials make changes to suit themselves. It is hard to
work as a team when not everyone is on the same page. You can evaluate the calls in any
game and find fault or mistakes in mechanics. The key is who is following the book, and
who is going off on their own. This is especially important in situations were you are not
with you regular crew i.e.; JV or rec. games.
Now don't get me wrong rules knowledge is very important as is team work and hustle.
But most import is consistency. If everyone does it the same it will be consistent.