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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
Thank you, sir. That is precisely what I did. For the record, I did blow my whistle and put a fist up as well, but dropped when I saw that my partner had a call. I felt that the foul was clearly an intentional, but that it was my partner's decision to make as it right in front of him.
This was a person who I had never officiated with before as he was from another area.
This play has been talked about quite a bit in my area as it took place in a State Championship game. That talk has made me question my actions for several months now. It is nice to hear that you support my decision to let him take care of his business.
Our third, who was very unhappy with the decision, came all the way down the court from T to talk with the calling official. He informed him that he could elevate that to an intentional. The L responded that the defender made a play for the ball (by rule not something which prevents the defender from being charged with an X) and therefore he didn't wish to go intentional. I stayed out of that conversation. I caught serious flak for my inaction.
Anyway, as I wrote I've been mulling this over for several months now and this thread provided me with the perfect opportunity to get a straight opinion from someone who has no stake in the matter. Thanks.
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Nevada, I'm only giving you my perspective from the NCAA-W side, which certainly may different than the philosophies of NFHS and NCAA-M. If I was the L in that play, and I found out after the fact you saw the hit to the face and didn't come in to tell me, I would be disappointed in you. In fact, in your play as described, since you had secondary coverage on that play I would've taken your information a little more seriously than from the T who was way behind the play.
Maybe because of the angle, the L didn't see the hit to the face, and giving him that info could've changed his mind on the call. Maybe he did see the hit, and still considered it not excessive enough to make it an intentional. Either way, going to him in that case could only help the situation, and not hurt it in any way. You were right in giving him the initial call, because it sounds like it was in his primary. It would've been wrong for you to come running in with the "X" because you possibly disagreed with the initial call. Also, if there was any reason you did not see the entire play, then you would be correct in not going over to offer any information. That should only happen of you 103% sure.
But, if you did in fact see the entire play, and it seemed obvious to you that it should've been an intentional based on the excessive contact to the face, then you should've gone over and given that info to the L. It would still be his call to keep or change, but at least you've supplied him with all the info needed.