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Originally posted by The Ref of OZ!!!
I've seen the WH step between two as they walked off the field..... I thought the LM was going to kill the U one night.... The U had thown a PI from 40 yards away, that the LM was right on top of. I was in the stands watching the game, my son was playing, and I couldn't believe what the U had done.... Luckily, he's gone now.
Gotcha!!!!!
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Oz,
this is why I prefer working with a crew. Crews tend to work together more and after a while, we cover each other pretty well because we are all use to each other and our officiating styles.
As a WH, the way I would resolve the U throwing a PI from 40 yards away is I would ask the U what he saw. If he explains to me what he saw and I agree it is PI, then I would ask the LM, who was standing right there, what he saw. The LM obviously will argue that its his call to make but the LM could have been positioned in a way not to see the same thing that the U saw from "his angle". Bad position and angles is why a LM who is closest to make the call is unable to because the violation is blocked from his view. On the other hand, the U has a better position and angle to have a clear view (eventhough he's 40 yards away).
The ego of the LM will not accept that he missed a call in his area so he immediately becomes defensive. Egos can be a problem when working assignments but in my crew, we work together and keep our egos in check. We call what we see--anywhere on the field. If the person closest to the play see the same thing the person furthest from the play, then the person closest will get the call. If the two make a call on the same play but from different views (angles), then the person having the better position or angle to make the call will get the call. We don't always see the same thing and on occassion can't agree on what we saw but we do not argue with each other we simply relate to the WH what we saw and let the WH make the call.