[Rizzo21]

I believe the phrase you might be refering to is "referee the defense".

One of my previous partners asked me had I ever done "X" school before. I told him no and he said "wait until you do"! Well, I did a doubleheader at school "X" last night and it was my most intense yet.

The freshman game was nuts. Lots of "officials" in the stands which are right on top of you and the home coach was crabbing from the opening tip. "Did you see the contact?", "Did you see the contact?" was all we heard. Yes, we saw contact but most of the time there was no advantage/disadvantage. Numerous times his girl would shoot from the post and, as I self-emphasized, I was "refereeing the defense" who were good about staying straight up. But every freaking time he wanted a foul...he had no clue!

Finally, it was tied with less than a minute and we went toe to toe about another no-call in the post. I demonstrated the defense's position and said no way is that a foul. I'm a patient guy and have maybe had a couple mild disputes with coaches and certainly never came close to whacking one. THIS guy was a sliver away in a TIE game with less than a minute! Fortunately, he backed down and I was able to resume my normal duties. It was actually kind of encouraged that I could stand up for my calls.

The second game was a bit better but it was a blowout. I could still hear the hecklers in the crowd but was also encouraged that I didn't care. I'm not saying I had my greatest night...I missed a few, was out of position a couple times but was happy that I could withstand that environment and, if assigned again there, would have no problem going back.