Your Call Please

[John B]

On paper that’s a tough one. I’m assuming that both officials blew their whistles at about the same time. If you had a good pregame with your partner you should have gone over a double whistle.

The first thing I look for on the double whistle is my partner’s hand. If he has a closed fist indicating he is stopping the clock for a foul, I’m going to back off on my held ball or violation.

I usually tell my partner if I have a violation or held ball and you have a foul, come hard to the play with a second blast of your whistle, which lets me know s/he got a good look and wants the call.