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Learn from everyone you work with. Some will be good, some will not, but they all offer something to be learned.
As a 2nd year official I know I have lots to learn. Last night I worked with a partner that didn't hustle and thus was frequently out of position. I know he called several phantom fouls. The lesson I learned, always hustle for good position.
He also called several fouls and violations in my area, despite them being right in front of me (and clearly wrong). Lesson learned, try not to call in your partners area unless you are 110% sure it's both right and necessary.
I witnessed several of those phantom calls even though they were not in my area. Lesson learned, stop ball hawking and take care of my own primary.
As I said, you can learn something from every partner. I hope he learned from me as well, both from my good work and from my mistakes.
Grail
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