Thread: Referee The D
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Old Sat Oct 25, 2003, 10:37am
Larks Larks is offline
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Originally posted by Triangle NC ref
Folks,
Starting over in officiating (3rd year in rec league by design) after a lengthy hiatus in coaching and serving as a school principal. Got hooked up with this forum about 2 months ago and now check it 3x/week-good stuff.

One of the points that I've read about from all of you is "ref the D", however I'm unable to find references in any of the NFHS books (rulebook, case book, officials manual, or simplified and illustrated). Tried using the search function, but it is disabled.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. References, threads, etc.

Many thanks,
C
I first heard this phrase at a camp as part of the "4 Principles of Officiating"

1. Stay in your primary
2. Call The Obvious
3. Referee the Defense
4. Trust Your Partner

I've found it helps my game quite a bit when I say to my self all 4 during a game from time to time.


[Edited by Larks on Oct 25th, 2003 at 10:39 AM]
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