things that strike this rookie as odd...

[amcginthy]

[QUOTE=
On the second one, I'm definitely going to try to nudge the kid out of the lane before I blow the whistle. I'd rather not call 3-seconds, if I can avoid it. If I can get the kid to avoid the violation, that's what I'll try to do. If he ignores me or is just brain-dead, then I have to call it after a while. But the whistle is definitely not my first tool in this situation.[/QUOTE]

HS Ball.... I don't know about this one.. I can see maybe early in the game... if a player is in the lane and is attempting to get out... then you say "hey, watch the 3 seconds"... but someone camped in the lane...

hey, I'm a coach, and I know that I appreciate when I see something that wasn't called and I knew the ref saw it - especially if they point it out to the player - makes them think about it more... my concern with this is...consistency... this I think you will find is what coaches get the most frustrated about... now, you will have to give the other team the same benefit to be consistent...