In your primary??

I should rephrase that, because you're right, there will never be a consensus.

So what is everyones opinion??

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by PYRef

I should rephrase that, because your right, there will never be a consensus.

So what is everyones opinion??

Please tell me you didn't just do that!

Most veterans will realize that there are times when you have to call what you have to call. When someone talks about getting calls right, like this thread, IMO they are ballwatching and want validation for that practice. Most games do not require calling out of your area just like most games do not include a false double flagrant technical or other plays that are rare.
Two questions for the OP:
1. What level do you currently call?
2. How many times do you call across the paint during a game?

I don't ask those questions to put you on the spot. I ask because, if you are working two-man JV games (this is just what I believe) you can relax a little because you have bigger primaries with more dual areas and you shouldn't be worried about all of this anyway. If you are working three-man and you call across the lane several times a game (again what I believe) you should probably be across the lane and/or you are a ball watcher.

Mr. Annoying Grammar Guy strikes again! My bad, even the best slip up sometimes!

[lukealex]

In the two man game, you can get into trouble looking into the lane and calling fouls. Worked with a guy last year who did that a few times during the game, double whistle, both had foul on same person. Never ended up being a problem, but a blarge could come up where the play should have been L's. Could also have foul on two different players. Should you call a multiple foul then, even when T was out of his primary and L had the play?

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by lukealex

In the two man game, you can get into trouble looking into the lane and calling fouls. Worked with a guy last year who did that a few times during the game, double whistle, both had foul on same person. Never ended up being a problem, but a blarge could come up where the play should have been L's. Could also have foul on two different players. Should you call a multiple foul then, even when T was out of his primary and L had the play?

The same thing can happen in a three man game and should be part of the pregame. Awareness can work a lot of this out. I think us high school officials really need to work on our awareness to keep certain situations from happening.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by tomegun

The same thing can happen in a three man game and should be part of the pregame. Awareness can work a lot of this out. I think us high school officials really need to work on our awareness to keep certain situations from happening.

We high school officials....

When Mr. Annoying Grammar Guy slips up, he has to be held to account.

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

We high school officials....

When Mr. Annoying Grammar Guy slips up, he has to be held to account.

Dang it! Doh!

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by tomegun

The same thing can happen in a three man game and should be part of the pregame. Awareness can work a lot of this out. I think us high school officials really need to work on our awareness to keep certain situations from happening.

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

We high school officials....

When Mr. Annoying Grammar Guy slips up, he has to be held to account.

So is it official? Have we finally declared a winner of the vaunted position of Mr. Annoying Grammar Guy?

[sj]

.....it appears that there are several people who feel it is wrong and get downright pi55ed when it happens.

It doesn't bother me if a partner makes a call in my area. Unless it's really wrong.

Also, I had a guy in a pre-game once say that under no circumstances was I supposed to call anything in his area. And you could tell he meant it. He kind of scared me. : > ) We weren't one minute into the game and I was at trail. There was an obvious travel by A1 in my partners primary and I had a view as I was looking nearby and I knew he might have been blocked out. But I left it alone. I was at trail and standing right in front of coach B. Coach B let me have it with both barrels. After that I didn't care what my partner had said. I didn't care about what he said because suddenly I no longer cared if I ever worked with the guy again.

[OHBBREF]

I call HS JV through D III college and AAU in the off season - this was a varsity HS 3 man crew - two D III officials and a junior college official - this call comes on a secondary break - with one match up in my primary and it was a secondary defender (from my primary match up) who steped in to try and take the charge as the offensive player drove to the hoop.

[Eastshire]

I think Bob has it right with oh my, and how did you not see THAT! Except in transition and when the ball is on the baseline opposite the lead, I work really hard to make sure I'm not looking at the ball (as lead), so I usually only have a vague feeling that something was missed.

I'm much more likely to get the feeling my partner's calling violations too quickly. For example, last week I had a partner I would swear was calling traveling for lifting the pivot foot. And indeed, he called a traveling violation 5 feet in front of me from across court during an interuppted dribble!

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by PYRef

So what is everyone's opinion??

I missed that one!