Was watching off ball and saw some questionable collisions going on in the post and was determined that the next one was going to be called.
A few minutes later... it happened. Tweet! and I emphatically yell out "Illegal screen!" I haven't used those words in well over five years; why they jumped from my mouth at this time, I have no idea. To make matters worse it was the defense that committed the foul - it wasn't an attempt at a screen. It was a blatant push or a block, but for some jumbled reason I yelled illegal screen. Sinking deeper into the whirlpool, I even reported it as an illegal screen with a block signal. My partner even came to me and said "she's on defense Tony." I replied "Yeah." "So you've got a block right?" Again, I replied "Yeah." I'm now gasping for breath and reaching for any sign of a reasonable brainwave... The coach now wants and explanation of what the player did. With an internal scream of anguish and deepening feeling of helplessness, standing at the top of the key I jump to the side and give a big push with my arms similar to what the player did. I felt like an idiot. Seemed to satisfy her but probably just settled it in her mind that I was only worthy of a low evaluation score. The game had been going great. Her team was winning by 20. What the heck happened to me?
The call needed to be made. I caught the foul and properly blew my whistle but from there I went the wrong direction and felt like a complete rookie.
It took several minutes before I could let it pass and feel like I was making confident calls again.
What tactics do any of you use to recover from something as stupid as this? Anyone else care to bare their soul?
