Correctable Error Situation Revisited

[Raymond]

I haven't read all the posts, but I was involved in a correctable error situation last week in a JuCo Men's game.

We caught the problem immediately and properly administered the correctable error rule (wrong shooter), so there was no affect at all on the game, except our evaluator wasn't too impress with us for letting situation happen in the first place. It definitely negatively influenced his over-all impression of us a crew (and who could blame him).

This situation caused me to thoroughly peruse the NCAA Correctable Error rule (also check out latest edition of Referee Mag) and it really hit me in the head that you never, ever want to put yourself in a correctable error situation. A team can really get screwed by our carelessness.

Bottomline, we need to practice the requisite game management skills that would preclude us from ever haven't to enforce the Correctable Error rule.