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Originally Posted by jeffpea
When contact occurs in a game that affects the play (and an advantage is gained) and a foul is not called, players assume that a penalty will not be enforced and continue that behavior/action later in the game.
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The major problem with that philosophy imo is that an official and a player may have completely different views on the same play as to whether a foul had occurred. The player feels the contact and almost automatically thinks "foul". The official sees the contact, and if he is competent and experienced, he then judges whether that contact actually was illegal. Iow, you may have separate and disparate views as to whether an advantage was actually gained.
Officials are neutral; players and coaches aren't. And that's why the person with the whistle
has to prevail, no matter what anyone else in the gym might think.