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Originally posted by Oz Referee
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Originally posted by Josh Ovens
i had soemthign similiar happen to me 2 nights ago, and i responded to the coach,"i wasnt looking down there, ask my partner about it, he has a much better view in front of him then i do." 
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I absolutely HATE referees that say this to caoches! It a lot of cases it comes across as if you are trying to distance yourself from your partner, and lay the blame squarely on him/her.
A better response is something like: "if it was a foul (violation, whaterver) then we would have called it". This shows a united crew working together.
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There's nothing wrong with telling a coach that he would get a better answer form your partner, if the parnter made the call or no-call. There's nothing wrong with Mark's statement. He didn't say, "Coach, that's not my call," or "Coach, that's not in my area."
You statement doesn't always answer the question. Your answer only works if there wasn't a call.