what to do?

[SMEngmann]

In regards to the original situation, I think the best way to handle a game where your partner isn't calling anything depends on the situation. I like to trust my partners, but maintaining control of the game is paramount, and if there are gotta get calls in front of your partner, you gotta get those and take the heat from the coaches. The other possibility is that your partner may be making quality calls and you could be overcalling, in which case you both gotta make the adjustments.

Summer leagues and mens rec leagues are great for me to work on communication, as long as they are in moderation. I don't really consciously adjust the way I call the game based on the level from assumptions. I tend to go in with an advantage/disadvantage philosophy and that helps me determine what calls to make in a particular game. I certainly wouldn't go into a summer league game consciously loosening what I call because I feel that doing so prevents you from working on judgement in the game, or seeing a foul and thinking, "I'm not calling that, it's summer league." I think doing that makes it harder to officiate because it adds an additional level of judgement.