[JRutledge]

This month's issue of Referee Magazine, there is an article called, "What Lead Officials Do Better than the Rest." The article interviewed Joe Crawford from the NBA and Ed Hochuli from the NFL. The article talks about how easy it is to give a T or throw a flag. They article said it takes much more skill to understand the emotion of the game and talk to players through a situation, then take action if need be. Hochuli said it takes guts to walk away when players get emotional. I personally think there are officials that go looking for Ts and confrontation. This is why they call Ts in many situations where other officials might address the situations in another way.

Peace