need to vent

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by cloverdale

i know im relatively new to officating (5 yrs.) but it seems lately that i have more calls being made in my area and it is starting to annoy me...im working hard to develope my offball skills and appling adv/disadv, displacement so i pass on some calls...im working as hard to make sure that im not calling outside of my primary...how can i approach my partner to let them know that they need to allow me to call my game and still be respectful of their judgment?

I am assuming you mean calls being made by other officials or your partner?

What level are you working?

Peace

[cloverdale]

my partner...bjv

[stmaryrams]

First I would talk about this in pregame and at the half. My response is generally if you (as my partner) see something in my area and I don't call it, I probably didn't see it. Working 2 person in JV games leaves several areas where you need to work together. I also talk about both of us with a call on the same play. In that case I would either defer to the primary official or talk it out quickly if I had something before my partner.

It all comes down to communication. If that doesn't work, find new partners.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by cloverdale

my partner...bjv

The question I have is how many big time veterans do are you actually working with? If you are working JV games that usually mean you are working with other officials on a similar level. So they likely do not know what they are doing either (relative terms). I think you have to understand for the most part you are not working with the cream of the crop of the officiating community.

Address things like this in pre-game. If someone makes a call in your area that you clearly do not agree with, ask your partner a simple question "What did you see?" That is all you can do. After that it is the ability of the official to understand what calling your area means and what should be passed on when your partner is on top of a play. You cannot make them call the game the way you want to. You just have to try to let them know of your expectations and that is it.

Peace