Take, for instance, the job of an official at a sporting event. According to Frank Deford in a column for WBUR News in Boston, “Referees always say it’s best not to be noticed.” That is not to say that officials should never make a call or not administer their duty to control the game. No. As Deford further states, “The fact is that an official who makes his call with vigor and elan is really a beautiful part of the game.”