Assignors are looking for crew chiefs that have "IT" - so what is "IT", and who has "IT"? It means a certain kind of official:

• Physically Fit
• Career Minded/well spoken
• Crew/Team oriented - works well with others
• Rules Knowledge
• Multi-tasker
• Mental Toughness
• Knows the difference between being liked and well respected (will make the tough calls)
• Grasp/Feel for the Game
• Judgment - sees plays properly

Summer Focus (Referee 101)

• ​This is the time to work on things such as basic mechanics, floor positioning, communication (with crew and table) and your overall conditioning

Pre-Season (Referee 201)

• Work to demonstrate consistency of your calls and be able to display both foul awareness and clock awareness (dependent on level of official)

In-Season (Referee 301)

• Develop an understanding on the importance for the consistency of calls as a crew. Demonstrate game management skills, sideline management and player management as well. (dependent on level of official)

We recommend reading the "Basketball Officiating Philosophy" section from your officials manual, which covers good personality characteristics such as:

• Cooperation
• Conditioning
• Courteousness
• Fair and Impartial Officiating
• Decisiveness
• Teamwork
• Being Thick-skinned
• Going Unnoticed
• Calmness
• Prevention
• Maintain Control
• Integrity
• Courage