[Adam]

Originally Posted by LearningREF

Thanks for all your help!

It's interesting that generally a player always has to be behind a line for something to count and for there not to be a violation, except when inbounding the ball, a player is allowed to step on the boundary line without crossing it. I guess this is because the line is considered part of out of bounds.

I just ordered a rules book and cases book. Thanks for the tip.

I also have a question that can't be answered by a rules book. What do you do with a partner ref who clearly makes mistakes or bad calls? I'm sure I've been that ref as well as the partner of that ref. If, for example, he calls a ten-second backcourt violation because he thinks the period of time during the throw in counts, do you overrule him or let it go and bring it up during a break? Normally, I'd be in favor of huddling up to discuss it and persuade him to change his call, but sometimes because of game situations this seems really uncomfortable. Is it more important to stick by your partner or to get the call right, no matter what?

Generally, you have to trust your partner. If my partner calls a 10 second violation, I won't have any clue whether he's even close to right. I'm not counting. I only consider offering information on glaring errors.