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Originally posted by Snake~eyes
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Originally posted by PSU213
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Originally posted by rdfox
My pet peeve, however, is the wing official who, when confronted by a coach on the sideline about a questionable call by another official, tells the arguing coach, "It wasn't my call, coach". IMHO, that totally undermines the authority of the other official and basically is saying that if it was his call, he would have ruled differently. The wing needs to say, "John was right there, coach...he called what he saw...you and I can't see from here all that he saw."
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I agree totally that the wingman needs to "backup" the call and not just say "it wasn't my call." I do not, however, find it wise to say "I/We can't see that from here." While it may be true that you indeed cannot see "it," I do not think it is wise to give the coach the "ammunition" of your not being able to see it, as that can be twisted in undesirable ways. Anyway, my two cents on the subject.
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That's basically what I was trying to say lol. Just have a short line that ends the conversation. "Coach it was an incomplete pass."
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I would tell the coach that I didn't know because I was busy working my area of responsibility. If it was in my area, then I would tell him that if the flag was thrown then it needed to be thrown (or something along those line). May not be the best responses but I am a bit more brunt the some others.
Also I would not overrule my partner(s). Now if I feel they got it wrong, I would ask him some pointed questions to makes sure they they are 100% sure of their call. If it was a matter of catch/no catch I would give my side of what I saw and then see if we come to some type of agreement. If not then revert to original call.
[Edited by cowbyfan1 on Aug 11th, 2004 at 07:37 AM]