Asking for help???

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by btdt

The road to hell is littered with chaos in the image of “getting it right”. It is not unusual to create more problems than you had. Be in position, know the situation and read the play accordingly, announce your judgment with confidence.
Limit “getting it right” conferences to a pre-determined set of criteria that you have decided are acceptable situations.
The theory of “Getting it right” is a double edged sword.

I have to agree with this. I am not a big "get it right" kind of guy. I think if I cannot get most calls right that I am responsible for, find someone else to be in that position or hire more umpires to allow us to be all over the play. I have seen a number of plays this year where every time the coach thinks a play is close, they want me to have a discussion with a partner or me when I am not in any better position to see the play as my partner (if not worse situation).

I even had a play this year in a 2 man system when I was in the A position the coach wanted me to get help on a pulled foot which I clearly saw. I think we need to stop asking for help on every single play. Even plays that might require asking for help, we do not need to give help on all of those plays. Seeing a tag or if someone is touching the bag is not that hard to call. It just seems like this attitude is infecting the game to the point of no return. Not to say that there are not appropriate times to give help on these plays, but not every single time.

Peace