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Originally Posted by refnrev
Worked a boys JV game tonight. Partner was a newbie and had only had a couple of JV games. The guy calls everything... I mean everything!!! At one point we had 15 fouls and I'd called 3. At half the 3 guys for V are dressing in the room. They mention that he needs to let some things go.... several times. Second half, faster whistle. At a 60 TO I mosey over and mention that he might want to slow his whitle down and look for an advantage, etc. Must have made him nervous because his whistle speeds up. Game lasts FOREVER...1 hr 40 minutes. I'm walking out afterwards thinking, "I'll never get anything much more here. The AD calls me over and says. I'm a man down, I need for V Friday night and to bump you up to boys V next Tuesday." Go figure!
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In my opinion, this is the best course of action for a newbie, blow the whistle and keep blowing it some more. With game experience, that official will understand better to call more obvious fouls and not call so much marginal contact. The worst type of newbie is one who is gunshy and afraid to blow the whistle as it's easier to tell someone to ease off than it is to tell him/her to call more fouls. I disagree with the approach of telling the official during the game to slow down the whistle or to look for advantage, as this could lead to the guy just going in the tank for the rest of the game. I think the best approach is to talk about philosophy using a couple specific calls after the game, if you truly want to help this official.