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Originally posted by ronny mulkey
I don't have a problem with pre-games. I come to these boards all the time for material for my pre-games. But, my point of view is that the pre-game itself will not stop a blarge in every situation.
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No one has ever said that. No one has ever suggested the pre-games prevent everything all the time. Pre-games prevent a lot from happening and yes "blages" are very preventable. Sorry, they are. I cannot think of the last time I have seen one in any games I have watched. Have they happen in games, of course they have. But it is not very common, nor is it acceptable.
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Originally posted by ronny mulkey
We do pre-game this play all the time and that works in most of the games in our group, but it still rears its ugly head from time to time. That is one of the reasons that I know that it takes more than a pre-game. So, be prepared to sort it out (quickly) if it occurs in people's (not your) games.
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If this is happening to you from time to time, that is not a good thing. Of course it takes more than a pregame to prevent. You cannot go into a game the only thing that factors in is a pregame. Your experience level, your competence as an official, you experience with the mechanics that are being used and being patient to not signal when you know or realize that your partner might have a call. Especially now with the option to birddog. If you take a few steps into the foul, you are going to notice whether your partner called a foul or not. If you are not in a hurry, you can tell if your partner called a foul or not. It is never just one thing, but it should not happen and is not acceptable.
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Originally posted by ronny mulkey
One other thing, I have never said it was acceptable or okay to have a blarge. but, I have seen it happen to very good officials.
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Welcome to the real world. Of course it can happen to good officials, but it should not happen at all and is extremely preventable. I should not forget who the shooter is and yes it has happen, but it is not at all acceptable when it has happen to me. And yes, that is why you have a pregame. The pregame is to also find out the philosophies of your partners so that you can go into the game with knowledge of how they want to handle things and how the conflicts with your personal philosophies and what they want to do. And in the end, you get on the same page so you can know how to handle a double whistle. Which is what happens first before you can have a "blarge" in the first place.
Peace