In the Big Leagues!!

[Nevadaref]

Originally posted by rainmaker

Nevada -- I would humbly submit that since you are the one most likely to be the vet in that situation, you need to help him out by being willing to give in. If you can learn this, and teach other vets how to do this, it will help Woodee and others in his situation a great deal.

You are certainly right about vets needing to be willing to give in, Juulie, and I always do what I can to help newer officials when I am their partner.

However, my point was more about the older vets who can't seem to believe that the younger official might be right.

Even though I have 8 years of HS experience, I am still quite young at 29, and have faced the situation Woodee described numerous times. I have concluded that it takes some mixture of familiarity with your elder partner and a display of personal strength and confidence by the younger official to allow the correct call to prevail in these instances. And that is what I was attempting to impart to Woodee. Be strong and have confidence in yourself young man! Don't let others convince you that you are incorrect when you KNOW that you are right!