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Originally posted by theboys
...I'm not a ref, just a lowly howler monkey.
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I bet you are just a coach and
not an HM.
Yes, we pre-game the A/D principles. It seems that the more experienced officials have longer and deeper pre-games.
The pre-game is the "mind stretching" that warms it up so we don't get brain cramps.
The basic premise of A/D is to make a determination if some "contact" affected the result of an action.
A "slow whistle" usually indicates that the official is using the A/D principle and is waiting to see the result.
There has been lengthy discussion and disagreement on how far to carry the A/D principles into the areas of calling or passing on violations.
mick