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Originally Posted by Welpe
I hear you. I guess I'm arrogant enough to not care about years of experience when I know the official is full of it.  |
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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
That's never been enough to create doubt for me, even during my formative years in officiating. Only thing that would create doubt is a rule or case book citation, which in my dealings with "vets" at the HS level, always seems to be oddly missing from the conversations.
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I'm with you. But I've been able to convince partners to do the wrong thing (my first few games, working MS in rural Iowa) and allow any player on the floor to shoot FTs for an injured shooter. Now, I usually soften the discussion with vets by saying something along the lines of, "I thought it was X, but you've got me curious," and proceed to open the book and find it.