I'm really glad I got some positive feedback on that one. The only problem I felt while calling the game this way (and keep in mind my partner was working his first game ever and was afraid to blow the whistle so I was finding myself calling stuff from way far away, but only things that were blatant) was that the coach of the more skilled team started complaining that I wasn't calling stuff his way on similar looking plays when his kids had the ball. Problem was, just as you described, every time I held back waiting to see what would happen before blowing the whistle, the defense was out of position and the skilled kid drove in for an easy lay-up. If I had blown the whistle, ball out of bounds. This is actually a good exercise for me in watching plays develop in more even games. Thanks for the words of wisdom.
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