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Originally Posted by M&M Guy
rocky - this is also the way I was taught to handle the situation. Maybe it's an NCAA-W mechanic, but if done properly, I don't think it makes anyone look weak, but rather it makes the crew look strong and on the same page.
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And fwiw, I disagree completely with both of you. Jmo but I think that any official with any confidence at all in his own play-calling ability doesn't feel the need to caucus or have a poll on any foul call that they might make. If they did, they wouldn't make the call in the first place.
If they think it's intentional, they signal that immediately. If they feel it's flagrant, they also signal that immediately. They not afraid to take the credit...or flak...for their calls.
Getting input on a violation such as a tipped ball going OOB is a whole 'nother animal. In that situation, a call
has to be made. That doesn't hold true for a foul call.
What are gonna do if your partner says
"Gee, imo I don't think there was a foul on that play." Are you gonna take that input into account also?
Again, jmo but I think that foul calling is the one area where you can't call by committee. If you can't trust your own judgment, you shouldn't blow the whistle in the first place.