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Originally Posted by JRutledge
And being afraid is one of the funniest comments of all. If fear was a driving factor, I do not see why anyone would want to put on the whistle and stripped shirt in the first place.
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Afraid might be too strong a word, but most officials, when in doubt, will lean in varying degrees toward a no-call on a violation, and rightfully so.
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Originally Posted by JRutledge
When I think I see a travel, I do not make any call. I only call what I see clearly as a travel.
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But anything can be taken too far. Many officials, myself included, have said
"I would rather miss
a travel than call one that wasn't." But would you rather miss
ten than call one that is wrong? I wouldn't. How many?
Two? Five? Everyone must draw his own line.
A coach once told me it should be a jump ball every time the ball goes out of bounds if the official is not 100% sure who touched it last. I disagreed. There will always be a certain amount of guesses, hopefully educated guesses for the most part.