A referee is supposed to be the person of authority. They are responsible for presiding over the game from a neutral point of view and making on-the-fly decisions that enforce the rules of the sport. However, this ideal is rarely met. There seems to be two types of bad referees. The first is the ref who calls every little thing. These refs make it impossible to play the game because they stop it every ten seconds. The second type of referee is the one that calls nothing at all. This type of ref makes the game dangerous to play because they give the players the impression that they can play like linebackers.   A good referee lets the game continue as long as players are not endangering the safety of themselves or others. Referees should be trained to spot mistakes and call them fairly, so that neither team has the advantage. These referees are necessary for the athletes to be able to play the game the way it was meant to be.