How far will you go to save a game (PART 2)

[SMEngmann]

Originally posted by tomegun

I don't really know why you quoted me, but this play and the result is BS. Since you quoted me, I'm assuming your post was to explain the art of 3-person to me. Next time give me all your information before I leave on a Friday to do a varsity boys and D2 men's game. I'm sure I could have used this before!

All this "blah, blah, blah" is basically "this is why I watch the ball." In YOUR conscious, you live with watching the ball. I have never, EVER had an evaluator tell me "why didn't you call that call in your partner's area?" They will ask why you are calling out of your area in a heartbeat. The vast majority of the time, I'm looking in MY primary because I don't ref in this wonderful land of OZ that doesn't have anything off-ball for me to look at.

Tommy I am not trying to explain 3 person mechanics to you or patronize you in any way. In fact, I agree with basically all you say and I generally agree with you on reading this board. I can't picture an evaluator saying "Why didn't you call that in your partner's area," but evaluators will say to a crew, "Why wasn't there a whistle on that play." I'm not at all advocating not refereeing your primary and always watching the ball, but rather making calls of assist when there is nothing happening in your primary and you are 100% certain, especially if it's potentially game changing. The way I read your post, which could be wrong, is that your opinion is that even if you've got no matchups in your primary and you see your partner miss an obvious foul that you should pass on it because "it's not in my area." I disagree with that philosophy, that's why I quoted you.