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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
This really is something that I would expect a varsity official to catch, but as you said, you may have been distracted due to your partner calling out of his area. That is something that I'm sure all of us can take a lesson from and strive to improve upon. How does it affect us when our partner does such and such on the floor. The best officials will keep a poker face and continue to do their duties. It just takes extra mental focus. Thanks for sharing that situation. I'm going to think about it when I work again this weekend.
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Absolutely - one thing I know is that in striving to do the best I can and "prove" myself as an official new to this area, I'm allowing some distractions I shouldn't.
Game awareness, as I said, is an area I'm working hard on this year and it failed me there. Unfortunately, both of us have 5 or more years under our belts, have called quite a bit of varsity, and neither of us caught this one. Quite frustrating, but as you said a great learning opportunity and something I'll be working on next time out (tomorrow and Friday).