There are three pillars of officiating through which one could rise to the top. Physical, cognitive, and psychological. I would say that the last two are vital for all officials in all sports but are the areas that are most ignored for testing and development.  For example, for a soccer official endurance, speed, agility and sprinting power are all necessary physical attributes. But the same could not be said for a tennis umpire or a volleyball referee. On the other hand, officials in nearly all sports do need similar cognitive and psychological skills. 

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