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I don't think this is a "cop" out call, but I agree that they have to be used sparingly. I have called two this year (my first in probably two - three years), both were in the first week of games. Both were on very rough play underneath. Once I made the call, it was clean as a whistle the rest of the game. These are an example of where I used in as a game management technique, the trip prior both times I warned the players, and they gave me the deer-in-the-spotlight nod.
Hit them both and they know you're watching, hit only one, and the other feels shafted and is more determined to "get one" in. I almost rank this up there with preventative officiating.
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