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Originally Posted by Adam
Newer officials are going to struggle with this, there's no skipping that part of the development.
First stage: Freeze and forget to blow your whistle.
Second stage: Call everything you see, all contact is a foul.
Third stage: Discover advantage/disadvantage, but let way too many fouls go uncalled.
Fourth stage: Start to develop an equilibrium on what you call.
The time spent in each stage varies, but I think they're almost universal.
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I agree. Some of the officials I'm working with are in the 2nd stage, and some are in the 3rd.
A partner, last week, called several fouls, "on the floor - before the shot". Some of the plays resulted in a basket being taken away - to the dismay of the players and coaches. It was hard to be consistent as a crew. . .
So I had a discussion with him, after our game, regarding continuation / contact after the "gather", (which seems to be a current catchword). I referenced 4-11-2, and asked him to consider being more patient, so he could see the whole play, and not penalize good play.
I'd appreciate comments on how to address such an issue with newer officials.