Whose call?

[Junker]

Originally posted by LSams
I'll agree with Dan.



Two other points that I've picked up on through the years that kind of apply here -- 1. Anytime we have a player on the floor, let's know how they got there. 2. If we have a "crash" let's have a whistle. Both of these have been preached to me by my assignors and clinicians.

This is something I haven't heard before and I am leaning toward disagreeing. Just because there is a "crash" or two players running into each other, or someone ends up on the floor, doesn't have to mean there is a foul. It sounds like they want a whistle no matter what when a player hits the floor. Are they urging you to call a foul instantly when there's hard contact or a player on the floor? I agree that we need to be aware of "crashes" and what happened, but I think everyone will agree that in two person mechanics you don't see nearly as much. I know I've had situations (espedcially in lower level games) where there's a "crash" and the crowd goes nuts for a foul call but if I didn't see it, or if a player is "flopping" I'll hold my whistle. I may be misuderstanding the advice so if I am, please set me straight.