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Originally posted by Forksref
Mike makes a good point about talking it over and getting it "right."
I was BJ on a varsity game a couple of weeks ago. I have been with this crew for three years. The white hat is over 60 and set in his ways. The U had a holding call on the offense near the LOS and the end of the run was behind it since the running back was stuffed in the backfield. The R marked off the penalty from the spot of the foul. I told the U that was wrong but he never relayed it to the R. We talked about it at half-time and realized it was administered wrong. I think every crew should have an understanding that everyone will be listened to if they have a concern and not rush through the penalty administration. I have white-hatted a lot and I think I know what I am doing out there. As a matter of fact, the R sometimes asks me what signal to use in reporting fouls.
Crews should be open to what a crew member has to add to a situation.
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This is not at all like the situation that was being discussed. Where we administer a penalty from is not the same as whether or not we call a foul or not. I think people are trying to use a term that does not apply to all situations. You cannot just have all judgment calls up for debate. If you do, we will have conferences all game long. We have to allow our partners to make calls without constantly being challenged. Whether or not we administer a penalty from is not an issue of judgment. That is an issue of rules application and taking our time to apply the rules properly. That is always acceptable. And even in judgment calls we can have more information brought to the table to help us make a call. But if all we have is I saw one thing and you saw another that is never a good thing if the person that made the call feels strongly in their call. We have to do better than, “I saw something different than you did."
Peace