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Re: Depends on the sitch
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Proper thought process and terminology should be - Anticipating the play, not the call.
While I agree that your awareness of preventive officiating skills and anticipation is commendable, if we start calling things that are "going" to happen just because the game could get "messy" then we are doing a disservice to ourselves and the game. Granted, you probably made the call that would have been made a majority of the time in that situation, nonetheless it didn't actually happen. There are so many factors that can go into this play(and many of them have been mentioned)! Some other concerns: Who was opposite table and were they far enough away from the action to "look through" the scrum to be aware that the bench may be trying to call a timeout? What were the events leading up to the individual ending up on the floor? There are so many things to look at, I just brought up a couple. Thanks for thread! AAR |
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The very nature of girls basketball means that some times it is unpredictable. Because of this, don't jump the call because you think you know what might happen. In the situation that you mentioned, all types of stuff could happen before a jump ball, i.e. a foul by the defense, a player control foul, a travel, a timeout, a pass; just to name a few. I would say you need to watch very intensely and be prepared for any of those things to happen, and then call it when it does. While I think your intent is commendable, it may not be necessary. A lot of times, we as officials anticipate a call like that to save ourselves trouble, rather than doing it for the girls. If you are trying to protect the girl on the floor, that is one thing, if you are just trying to avoid an ugly play that is difficult to officiate, that is another. Either way, to echo the other posts, anticipate the play, not the call.
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