Kansas HS foul

[TopicalTropical]

I was talking to a new ref recently about how he didn't call an easy intentional foul in the game, I ended up calling it. No issue, the coach said it was the right call. I also did the same thing my first year. Sometimes things happen that are really unexpected and you just aren't mentally ready to make the right call. Now it is easier for me and just becomes sort of automatic. Not sure what happened here and if that is the case. Also, in this situation I would want the refs to gather and talk it over. For intentional fouls or ejection type calls I would have no issue with the other refs trying to get the call upgraded. Yeah, maybe he didn't think the push was too hard and the player's momentum carried him. But if there are three refs on the court and all clearly got a good look at a foul from behind then logically you think they would have ejected the player.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by TopicalTropical

Sometimes things happen that are really unexpected and you just aren't mentally ready to make the right call ... For intentional fouls or ejection type calls I would have no issue with the other refs trying to get the call upgraded. Yeah, maybe he didn't think the push was too hard and the player's momentum carried him.

Good post. Unexpected things do happen occasionally, and maybe we're not mentally ready to properly rule on such plays. It's a lot easier for us to do our jobs when we have great partners.