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Originally Posted by JRutledge
That all sounds wonderful, but your logic sounds like something I would expect from a younger, inexperienced, lower level official that has never or rarely gets varsity or college assignments.
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Logic is not the issue here. We are asked to make calls based upon clearly stated rules and to exercise our best judgment in interpreting those rules. Had I been working this game, I would have judged that A1 was acting in an unsporting manner and, at the least, had him get out of B1's face. I wasn't working the game so that is a mute point.
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I have no idea what your background is in officiating and what you are used to working. But you do not see any people that claim to work high levels saying your ruling makes a lot of sense.
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I am 44 yrs old and not a young, immature beginner. I am used to working HS varsity (8 yrs) - no college. Regardless of the level, unsporting conduct should not be allowed.
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I have no problem with you asking the question, but to try to justify it with a very shady interpretation is where I have the problem.
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I believe that the rule I referenced very clearly supported what would have been my decision had I been working the game.
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Standing next to someone is not illegal.
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Agreed, and if this was the extent of it, I'd have no problem whatsoever.
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And we should not be making calls because a player is frustrated by a legal act.
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Agreed again. However, when a player is trying to intimidate another player, it is time to intervene. Had you been there, I'm sure that you would feel the same. The defensive posture taken by A1 was unnecessary an unsporting.
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That is not very good officiating in my opinion.
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I would say that it would be poor officiating to allow it to this degree. The game was very clearly getting out of hand based upon the atmosphere that this one defender had created.
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