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Originally posted by ref18
I think I will bring this up at the next association meeting, just to figure out how they want things handled in my area.
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That's always your best option- if you can get them to agree. This call has been in the book for many years, and it was a POE about 15 years ago too. The problem that I personally have with this call is that it just isn't called uniformly. And probably never will be. Some officials might say that it's a POE now and I'm gonna call it; other officials will say that it's a cheap T and I'm just gonna warn people for it. Now maybe we partner these people up and what do we end up getting? Yup- pissed-off coaches and players because they really don't know what to expect. How do we change this and get the uniformity on this call that we need? Hell, I don't know. I can stand up at a meeting and say "Guys, we ARE gonna call it this way!". Everybody nods their heads up and down like they're freaking bobblehead dolls, but then they're also gonna go out and call the play the way that they personally think that it should be called anyway. Hand-checking is the same type of problem too. Some call it tight; some call it loose; some warn and never call it. Evaluators then pull their hair out.