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primary coverage
Bart
One time when this happened, at a break I asked him if he didn't trust me to call my area. He didn't like what I said, but tooo bad, it needed to be said. Now, years back I was working with a good official and I called a foul in front of him in the BC. He took the ball and throw it to me and said "you called it, you administer it" i.e. FT's. I knew he wasn't happy. And I got the point. Try this, every time he blows the whistle, no matter what it is, make him report. oob, fouls, travels, just hold your hand up and say take it. Then after the game ask him how it felt to ref the game by yourself.
Good for you, you made a point. Not a very good one though.
The quality of the game is not going to get any better with that type of response. As a crew, we are the only ones who have our backs. I see a**hole referees like you all the time. You think that you are the only one out there and that your partner is trying to make you look bad, when in fact, most of our partners just want to get the game right. Your attitude only puts you and your partner on an island. If you are accountable for your games, you know that this only makes matters worse. If our partner sucks the crew sucks, that is what the coaches, players and fans see and remember.
I would encourage you to re-evaluate how to handle the situation.
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