I am a new official(completing second year)and I have a couple questions. I have done only three varsity contests (class d schools) all the rest have been freshman or J.V. The varsity contests that I have done have been contests in which an assignor is not used (school hires officials directly) On one occasion (last year)I was doing an assigned J.V. game and as soon as the game was over I saw a man running across the court at me as I headed toward the locker room. He wanted to know if I would be willing to officiate a varsity contest for there school. I had told them that this was my first year officiating and that I wasn't sure I was prepared for a varsity contest, to which he replied "If you call the fouls when you see them like you did tonight you'll be fine". This year I did the game and It went well (it was a huge rivelry between two small schools) My question has to do with the varsity coach's that contact me like to call the fouls when I see them. But, during a freshman game in which I officiated, I called a game in which a veteran officials daughter played in. He sent a blazing letter to the assignor and myself stating that I "didn't make it a players game" (whatever that means) And I have not been assigned a game at that particular school since. My son is a varsity player and I prefer to have the game called correctly (or at least in my eyes), I see many fouls in which the vetran official "passes" on the call to keep a good flow and 9 time out of 10 the team that gets the pass benifits from the no-call. I do understand there are conditions in which you pass, but the constant handchecking, kneeing in the back to get the big guy off the post are fouls and need to be cleaned up. Am I way off on this? or is it an experiance thing? Notes: I am a former player, coach, and now official. Any input you have will be appreciated.
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