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Success is easy to define, right? An outcome — usually a
favorable one. It’s getting what you want. Of course, that definition
leaves a lot of room for interpretation. Is getting what you want out
of officiating working the perfect game? Is it getting to the big leagues?
Whatever your desires are, when it comes to attaining them, you must focus
on three essentials: Character, education and accountability.
__At the June 22-25, 2000, NASO convention
in Colorado Springs, Colo., the notion of “Successful Officiating”
was discussed by a panel that included NCAA Division I men’s basketball
referee John Clougherty, Ohio High School Athletic Association Assistant
Commissioner and Big 10 football official Hank Zaborniak and Big 10 and
NCAA National Coordinator of Football Officials Dave Parry.
__Those three men, eminently successful in
their own officiating careers, shared their thoughts on what it takes
to reach your goals.