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Originally posted by timharris
hello all
i have been the head referee for over 6 years now and in those 6 years any time a play goes toward the sideline im right their on the sideline with it. i was taught by a gentleman years ago that is no longer with us its better to have 4 eyes on a play near the sideline and 2 flags on any infraction on the field, and you will never have to worry if the coaches has a question or a doubt.
tim
[Edited by timharris on Oct 24th, 2004 at 01:22 PM]
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Play last Wednesday in V game. I am BJ. Pass thrown to LJ side, receiver comes back to ball near the sideline, may have dropped the ball, may have caught it then fumbled. I couldn't see it because the receiver had his back to me. The LJ ruled a catch and fumble. At half-time R chews me out for not getting there. I chewed right back that I got as close as I could since the receiver was not my primary coverage to begin with and that he had his back to me. I told him I don't guess, I let the guy with the better angle make the call. Maybe the LJ may have gotten it wrong, based on what the coaches were yelling about, but I am not going to guess or second guess. If I had seen the play, I would have made the call, talked it over with the LJ and moved on with what we decided. Sometimes "stuff" happens and we can't all see it. The R probably had a better angle than I did. Just because you have 5 or more guys doesn't guarantee good angles. I finally got the R to settle down and he accepted that I couldn't see it. We need to work better as a team out there. I hustle pretty well out there. As BJ, when the ball goes OOB, 90% of the time I get there to help relay the ball to the U. I like running and the BJ suits me well for that, but I respect angles very much when making or not making a call.