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Originally Posted by TussAgee11
There are times you do not call what you saw. The truely great officials of any sport can do this.
I know that I have "seen" things that did not actually happen. I have "seen" things not happen that actually did happen. A great official can know what he saw and use that information to find out what actually happened. What actually happened may not be what you actually saw (most notably in basketball when a lot of calls are made without a steady base).
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If you don't see the play, or you see something that didn't happen, then you're simply out of position.
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Originally Posted by TussAgee11
I'll give you an example. Had a call in a 15U game a couple months ago. I move to 1BLX for what I think will be a banger at the front edge of the plate. The throw came up the line, and I got caught out of position.
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That's a problem.
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Now, did I see the INT? Nope. Did it happen. Yes. Did I call it. Yes. Very bold call, met with much aggravation from the offensive manager.
After talking with BU in the parking lot, he said it was obvious, and I got the call right.
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Lucky call. One of these days the ball might simply drop out of the glove, and you'll be calling an interference that didn't occur and that you didn't see.
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I passed on the call. Why?
Because a) I had this coach for many games and he's not an idiot
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Don't let the coach's IQ influence your "judgment".
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b) There was no play anywhere on this runner and no reason for the coach to do this and most importantly
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Assumption is an umpire's worst enemy.
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c) I realized that what I saw might not have actually happened.
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If you can't trust your own eyesight, maybe it's time for a new avocation?
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I might have just confused myself  If this makes any sense please let me know so I can pat myself on the back. |
Better not pat yourself on the back, because your methods of making calls just aren't going to cut it.