This never happen to me before--What would you do?

[Old School]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Of course the crowd violently reacted negatively to the call and I immediately ran to him to give my partner some information.

What the crowd reaction got to do with it? You're making it seem like because of this reaction is what prompted you to act. Not good officiating to challenge you partners call based on this.

My first thought was to go with an inadvertent whistle and give the ball back to the home team because the shooter had possession when my partner made the call.

Guaranteed, the opposing coach is not going to like that. Better get ready to throw a T his way.

As I was talking to my partner I happened to look towards the table (I was table side on this play) and noticed that the home team had the arrow. Then I suggested that we just go with a jump ball because ultimately I feel this was an easy way out

I like this, excellent observation, you got lucky but this is the only way you can safely get out of this stitch.

Well my two partners agreed with my suggestion and I turned around and gave the jump ball signal toward the table.

Here's where you errored. The original caller or the primary referee has to make this signal, not you.

Now my question is would you do the same thing if you were in my situation. If you would not do the same thing as I did on this call, why would you not?

Overall, I'm split on this one. I like the fact that you went in and got the right call. However, I'm a little concerned about your involvement in this game and it's outcome. You are there to officiate the game, therefore, your partner made a call from his primary, you didn't agree with it and based on the crowd reaction, you went and changed it. Are you going to do this everytime your partner misses a call in their primary? Or are you going to only do this in the big games?

My problem here is referee's are not perfect, players are not perfect. We're going to get some calls right, we're going to get some calls wrong and the coaches know that. We got a call from the primary area of an official, travel, I the coach benefited from this call. You go and change it. As a coach, that reeks to me. That sends the message that you have a personal involment in the game that might be more than just officiating, even if you are right. Let the chips fall where they may. Now we come down on the other end and have a similar play/travel and it goes against me, hey, come in and change this one too! My concern would be in this area.

Discuss this in the postgame, you blew that call, be better for the next time this happens.

Also would you have gone with the inadvertent whistle instead of the jump ball if you decided to give help?

Jump ball! Anything else and I begin to smell a rat. There's no I-W if your partner gave a traveling signal after blowing his whistle.

Isn't this fun being a referee?