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Originally posted by Kelvin green
...I know many times we as officials know it is borderline and we may be afraid to call it or are not sure if partner saw it same way -so if you get that extra couple of seconds to think as we are reporting...
I have had partners ask me "Do you want intentional?", It gets me to think about play. I quickly replay the play...If I think "no"... it's just a report and we go on...
However as I replay it As I go to report it allows the double take to think about play and it may sway my decision to yes, I report the intentional knowing my partner will back me up.
Even if we dont go with the intentional the players probably heard the question and they know they were getting close...
May not work for you but it works for me and most of the guys I work with
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Kelvin,
I have asked if a partner's call was intentional, but I have never, otherwise, suggested it.
I hafta believe that, unless you are in a training scenario with a younger/newer official, that tool is seldom used.
Also, I am guessing that you, Kelvin, would very, very rarely change to an intentional on a common foul that you called.
mick