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Originally Posted by btaylor64

Well I'm glad you are attending camps, thats always good, keep it up.

Then why not do what I and others have said and get over there to beat the play so you can have the play coming to you instead of it going away from you and now you are trying to play catch up?

Let me ask this question. If you are at Lead and you are reffing the post play where the post player has the ball and he spins away from you and toward the slot, are you going to have much credibility on a play that going away from you and toward the slot if you blow the whistle? The slot is in the greatest position to receive this play, as it is coming to him.

I'm sorry I know I'm not going to change your mind, YET. haha I am just trying to give you as much food for thought as I can. I will say this though, it is respectable that the state of Illinois has likeminded officials.

Then why not do what I and others have said and get over there to beat the play so you can have the play coming to you instead of it going away from you and now you are trying to play catch up?

Because I'm going to do 'what I and others have said' . I'll rotate when I need to rotate. Please reread previous posts from others for their rationale.

What play am I beating? I have a good sense of what's happening on the court and this example we've been discussing, there wasn't going to be any play to 'beat'. In fact the more we discuss this, the more comfortable I am in my decision. More to the point, based on my instincts, there was no play to 'beat'. I liken this to a school crossing guard getting to his deserted corner an two hours before school gets out to 'beat' the rush.

I certainly wouldn't criticize you for rotating in this case if you feel it makes you a better official. I don't feel there is a right or wrong here. If we 'went to the videotape' we might have legitimate evidence of the urgency for a rotation but we don't.

I will say this though, it is respectable that the state of Illinois has likeminded officials

And well educated!

Can I ask what state you're from?