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Originally Posted by stosh

This past weekend, I was working with a guy in his 8th game and I saw a totally clean blocked shot, I mean no contact whatsoever, and lo and behold he comes in with a whistle and a fist up. It was obvious to everyone that there was no foul, so before he reported, I called him over to the side and told him what I had seen, and asked him to be honest, "was there any contact?" He was honest; I indicated "Inadvertant whistle" and we played the ball fromt the point of interuption. I hated "overuling" him, but I think it added to our credibility as a team.

Credibility for who? Made you feel all puffed up. What about your partner? What about the coaches? Now coaches will expecting everything to be subject to correction. Maybe overrule on a violation but not a foul. Talk to your partner later about it.