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Originally posted by tarheelcoach
I just got into officiating after coaching for years (I still coach as well), and during our pre-season games the vet I was working with was still following old rules instead of the new ones. I know because I've coached at that level before, and because I spent the day before studying the new rules.
But I went along with him because he was the lead official, I was told to 'learn from him'.
What's the best way to approach your partner when you know he is wrong?
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As others have pointed out, it takes different kinds of approaches for different kinds of people. One thing I will add as a way of encouragement for the newer officials is my advice that you NOT officiate a contest by applying improper rules. None of us is perfect, so be humble about your rules knowledge, but when you *know* a rule, apply *that* rule to the contest you are officiating.
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Also, a similar question - During a game I was coaching this situation came up and started thinking like an official and wasn't sure how I would handle it -
One of my players drove to the lane and slammed into the defender (an obvious charge I'll admit!) The lead called nothing, but after a moment, the trail blew his whistle and called the charge. Should the trail have made this call even though technically it wasn't his area?
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The call was right. That's the job of the officiating team. What is there to "handle" here?