Over-rule your partner?

[Old School]

Originally Posted by BayStateRef

So what do you do? Get together with him and let him know one foot never left the backcourt? Do nothing and talk to him after the game?

The art of diplomacy. I would right then and there asked him what he saw, like another poster suggested. Then I would tell him very politely we both don't need to watch the ball at the same time. If I'm watching the ball up here, you need to be watching the other players down there. You're working way too hard trying to call both. Another catch phrase I'm using more and more, is; "let me live with my calls or no-calls".

We have all had to work with people like this. You have to try to give them some feedback that it's wrong, but you absolutely don't want to come off too abrasive as this could cause a backfire effect. Last, remember these people and don't take anymore assignments with them. I have to know who my partners are before I take a game because of situations exactly like this.

Peace