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Originally posted by stripes
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Originally posted by 9redskin4
I am new to this forum, so this topic may have been discussed already, but I would still enjoy the opinions of others.
A 2nd year official is paired with a veteran. In a tight game situation, the new official is the lead official on the baseline and the veteran is out on top. There is a quick change of posession and the new offical beats the veteran across mid court and there is nobody to cover the area under the basket for the lay-in. How would you handle this situation if you were the young official?
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I would turn and run back down the court and cover my area as lead again. IOW, I cover my area and let my partner cover his area.
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Let's face it, you're in a tough spot. It gets even tougher when you're shooting the bull with him at half-time and he's complaining about never getting good games and how political it can get. You're thinking, "Yea, you can't run more than a mile and a half per hour, and they don't move you up because you're not good buddies with the assignor? Okay, fine...."
The best thing to do is just lay back and let him fall flat by himself. You could try asking the assignor a hypothetical question such as you asked here, and let him ask you who it was, or let him figure it out for himself. What isn't going to happen is you're not going to get credit for correcting him or tattling, if you try it. That path is equivalent to shooting yourself in the foot. If a coach complains to you, here's a sentence that is pretty neutral, but gets the message across. "Coach, I've got my hands full back here with 6 players. He's got lots of experience, I expect he knows how to get the best angle on the play." Hopefully, the coach realizes that he can accomplish more than you can with a complaint to the assignor.