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Old Tue Dec 11, 2007, 01:16pm
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Originally Posted by rainmaker
My suggestion is that while kb is still learning to see when the ball was gathered, whether the pivot foot left the floor before the ball left the hand to start a dribble, how to determine which foot is the pivot foot, that he err on the side of only calling what he's 100% certain of, and not using 75% or 80% certain as his determiner. Focus on seeing fully rather than on calling everything. When he sees more clearly, he can call more consistently.

Does that sound more acceptable?
What is highlighted in red above is not only acceptable imo but should also be the norm for all calls at all times.

The short version is "don't guess".
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