[QUOTE=tref;725861]Have you asked yourself what could YOU have done better on those plays?
At some levels, the U1 & U2 may have said that YOU blew the FT sitch.
In addition to pointing to the spot for the ensuing throw-in, did you verbally say "white ball, endline?"
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Have you asked yourself what could YOU have done better on those plays?
At some levels, the U1 & U2 may have said that YOU blew the FT sitch.
In addition to pointing to the spot for the ensuing throw-in, did you verbally say "white ball, endline?"
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When I have a foul I do tell my partner several things. I first establish eye contact and then if it is shooting I will say something like "white 2-2 is my shooter", if it is to be inbounded I say "white ball at endline and point". My partner always knows what it is we will be doing.
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They hired a crew of three, not three individuals!
Did his partners have whistles on the AP sitch? A mere whistle could kill it & give the ball to the correct team.
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Since I wasn't on the floor at the time I am unsure what the other officials were doing but I know he put the ball into play very quickly and thus the officials had very little time to respond.
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Did somebody ask him if he wanted to go with an IW on the 3 second sitch?
INTs can be a judgment call...
Officials that know better but do nothing to assist the crew of three are looked at as U99s & they are only hiring Rs (if you know what I mean).
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Again, I wasn't on the floor that game - I can't speak for the other officials but when he called the 3 seconds, the otehr team was given the ball.
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I embrace those opportunities!! Being the R means nothing more than tossing the ball up & making decisions that we all dont agree on. Make your crew feel like they are all Rs. Lead by example, hell, give your toss to the least skilled official & see if that motivates him/her to work harder, be more receptive & become your #1 advocate!
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I have been doing this for over 20 years and am the R about 75-80% of the time so it isn't like I don't have experience in what to do with a crew, etc. I also let inexperienced officials take the R role (check books, toss ball, etc) so they can get experience. I call a lot of MS ball so I can work with less experience officials and mentor them. I tend to think I do a pretty good job at it. But, as I am sure others have found, not every official wants any advice as they think they already know it all.