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I called an 8th grade tourny this weekend... I wait and see if they gained anything by three seconds or if the post play is bad for three seconds. Someone camping out not getting anything... now a girl has been in the lane 4 maybe 5 seconds - basically longer than 3) and she gets a ball bam - 3 seconds... even if she was there for longer. My mentor, as big of a jerk he can be when talking to me sometimes (I dont mind it because his son told me today that his dad just wants to see me be a GREAT official somewhere someday because he's my potential so he's just harder on me than the rest of the guys -always in private though), is really trying to get me into the advantage/disadvangte frame of mind for officiating and so far to me, its the ONLY way to officiate basketball.

in 6 games this weeked (for this particular tournament) i called 8 3-seconds... in 2 games in another tourny I called 2 and they were in the 1st game.