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Originally posted by WinterWillie
Make sure your calls are real fouls and not of the phantom variety. You will know if you are nailing them if the players hang their heads and look at the floor after your call. Not only will your confidence soar but the players will develop a respect for you and when the time comes to use the 'T', it will be easy.
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Winterwillie, this is the post I was referring to. Yes, I make mistakes and yes I've made some phantom calls. BUT, if I used the reaction of players for validation of a good call or bad call I would be very confused. Haven't most of us played some sort of sport or game and tried to get away with something only to get caught? My reaction isn't to hang my head admitting guilt on a close call. Sorry. As a matter of fact on my over 30 team my teammates know for a fact I get uh some "ref" calls that send me to the line. What am I supposed to do, say "no they didn't foul me?" I shoot the free throws and try to get a win for my team. It is sort of funny but that is another subject.
I just don't think it is a good idea to tell someone new to use the players reaction to tell if they "nail" a call. Plus, I will NOT think about whether I'm preventing a player from getting a scholarship when I blow my whistle. I hope I'm misunderstanding your post but if I'm not that is probably the most ridiculous thing I've heard this season. I don't mean to offend you but come on! Anyone who knows about the DC Catholic league or the DC area in general will tell you that there are plenty of D1 players here. I cannot hamper one of those players ability to show their skills unless I do something so twisted that I will lose my games. Maybe I don't understand what you mean but I have nothing to do with a D1 kid shooting the ball or showing their skills. I don't get it. I'm so confused that this post might not make as much sense as I originally intended.